Effective Sunday, December 30, 2012, for trade date Monday, December 31, 2012, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, please be advised that the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX or Exchange) will amend the business day calendar used to establish the Iron Ore (TSI) contracts last trading day and expiry day. The amended contracts are listed below. This amendment reflects the change to the publication calendar for the underlying index that the data provider, TSI, advised to its customers in November 2012.
Contract
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Code
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Rule Chapter
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Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) Futures
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TIO
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919
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Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) Average Price Option
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ICT
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644
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The rule amendments are presented below in black-line format.
(underline indicates addition, strikethrough indicates deletion)
Chapter 919
Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) Futures
919.06 TERMINATION OF TRADING
Trading shall terminate on the last business day of the contract month. Business days are based on the U.K. Singapore Public Holiday calendar.
Chapter 644
Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) Average Price Option
644.04 EXPIRATION
An Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) Average Price Option shall expire on the last business day of the contract month. If the last business day of the contract month is a UK Singapore banking holiday, the last trade date shall be the business day immediately preceding the holiday.
Please refer questions on this subject to:
Research and Product Development