• Large Trader Requirement, All Month/Any One Month Accountability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limit, Diminishing Balances and Aggregation Allocation for the New Copper Calendar Swap Futures and Copper Average Price Options Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-6148
      • Notice Date
      • 09 March 2012
      • Effective Date
      • 12 March 2012
    • In connection with the launch of the new Copper Calendar Swap Futures and Copper Average Price Options contracts on trade date March 12, 2012 (see SER-6114 dated February 15, 2012), please note below the corresponding all month/any one month accountability levels (NYMEX Rule 560), expiration month position limits (NYMEX Rule 559), reportable levels (NYMEX Rule 561), diminishing balances and aggregation allocations for the new contracts. These contracts will be added to the Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Level Table located in the Interpretations and Special Notices Section of Chapter 5 of the NYMEX Rulebook. The commodity codes are provided for the Clearing Members that file reports pursuant to NYMEX Rule 561.A in a machine-readable format. 
       
      Contract related questions can be directed to Chris Reinhardt, Associate Director, Market Surveillance, at 212.299.2882, and Ryne Toscano, Supervisor, Market Surveillance, at 212.299.2879.
       


      NYMEX Rulebook Chapter 5 Position Limit Table
      (Bold/underlining indicates additions)
       
       

      Contract Name
      Rule Chap-ter
      Com-modity Code
      Diminish- ing Balances Contracts
      All Month Account-ability Level
      Any One Month Account-ability Level
      Expira-tion Month Limit
      Report-ing Level
      Aggre-gate Into (1)
       
       
       
       
      Rule 560
      Rule 560
      Rule 559
      Rule 561
       
      Metals
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      USA
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      Copper Calendar Swap Futures
      1190
      HGS
      *
      5,000
      5,000
      1,200
      25
      HGS
      Copper Average Price Options
      1191
      CAP
      *
      5,000
      5,000
      1,200
      25
      HGS