• Expansion of Listed Contract Months for East-West Fuel Oil Spread (Platts) Futures Contract

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      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
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      • Research and Product Development
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      • SER-6421
      • Notice Date
      • 19 October 2012
      • Effective Date
      • 04 November 2012
    • Effective Sunday, November 4, 2012, for trade date Monday, November 5, 2012, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, please be advised that the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX or Exchange) will expand the listing of contract months for the East-West Fuel Oil Spread (Platts) futures contract (commodity code EW, Rule Chapter 666) on CME ClearPort and the NYMEX trading floor only. The listing schedule for the futures contract, which is currently listed for the current year and next two consecutive calendar years, shall be expanded to the current year and next three (3) consecutive calendar years on the NYMEX trading floor and CME ClearPort.
      The contract will continue to be listed on CME Globex for 18 consecutive months.
      Please refer questions on this subject to:
      Research and Product Development
      Richard Stevens                        Richard.Stevens@cmegroup.com                      +44 20 3379 3790
      Elizabeth Hui                             Elizabeth.Hui@cmegroup.com                           +44 20 3379 3707
      Products and Services
      Justin Bozzino                           Justin.Bozzino@cmegroup.com                         +44 20 3379 3722

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