• Amended Contract Titles, All Month/Single Month Accountability Levels, and Initial Spot Month Position Limits for Twenty-Four (24) NYMEX Electricity Futures and Option Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
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      • SER-6670
      • Notice Date
      • 20 May 2013
      • Effective Date
      • 20 May 2013
    • In connection with the amendments to the terms and conditions of twenty-eight (28) electricity futures and option contracts on trade date May 20, (see SER-6631R dated May 13, 2013), please note below the changes to the contract titles, corresponding all month/single month accountability levels (NYMEX Rule 560), and initial spot month position limits (NYMEX Rule 559) for twenty-four (24) affected contracts. Effective trade date May 20, 2013, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, the terms and conditions for these contracts will be updated and inserted into the

      NYMEX Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Level Table located in the Interpretations and Special Notices Section of Chapter 5 of the NYMEX Rulebook.

      Contract Name

      Rule Chap-ter

      Com-modity Code

      Spot-Month Aggregate Into Futures Equivalent Leg (1)

      Initial Spot-Month Limit (In Net Futures Equiva-lents)

      Single Month Account-ability Level Leg (1)

      All Month Account-ability Level Leg (1)

      Report-ing Level

      Alberta Power Pool Calendar Day 1 MW Futures

      1049

      AOD

      AOD

      150

      35,000

      750

      175,000

      1,000

      200,000

      25

      Alberta Power Pool Calendar Month 1 MW Futures

      1050

      AOM

      AOM

      5,000

      1,000,000

      20,000

      4,000,000

      35,000

      7,000,000

      25

      PJM AEP Dayton Hub Day-Ahead Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      953

      PAP

      D7

      12,000

      20,000

      30,000

      25

      Dow Jones Mid-Columbia Electricity Price Index 5 MW Futures

      643

      DO

      DO

      500

      2,500

      5000

      25,000

      5000

      25,000

      25

      PJM Western Hub  Day-Ahead Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      951

      PWO

      E4

      120,000

      250,000

      300,000

      25

      PJM Western Hub Day-Ahead Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      950

      PWP

      J4

      7,000

      30,000

      50,000

      25

      PJM Western Hub Real-Time Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      952

      WOR

      JP

      600

      3,000

      4,500

      25

      NYISO Zone A Day-Ahead Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      616B

      AN

      KA

      400

      2,000

      3,000

      25

      NYISO Zone A Day-Ahead Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      680

      ZAO

      KB

      150

      750

      1,000

      25

      NYISO Zone G Day-Ahead Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      687

      ZGO

      KH

      100

      500

      700

      25

      ISO New England Mass Hub Day-Ahead Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      959

      IDO

      KI

      200

      1,000

      1,500

      25

      NYISO Zone J Day-Ahead Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      618B

      JN

      KJ

      400

      2,000

      3,000

      25

      NYISO Zone J Day-Ahead Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      688

      ZJO

      KK

      200

      1,000

      1,500

      25

      PJM Northern Illinois Hub  Day-Ahead Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      957

      PNO

      L3

      100,000

      500,000

      625,000

      25

      MISO Minnesota Hub Off-Peak Calendar-Month LMP 5 MW Futures

      780A

      LJ

      LJ

      500

      150,000

      2,500

      750,000

      3,500

      1,000,000

      25

      MISO Minnesota Hub Peak Calendar-Month LMP 5 MW Futures

      780

      LM

      LM

      500

      10,000

      2,500

      50,000

      3,500

      70,000

      25

      PJM Northern Illinois Hub Day-Ahead Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      956

      PNP

      N3

      5,000

      25,000

      37,500

      25

      ISO New England Mass Hub Day-Ahead Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      756B

      CE

      NI

      200

      1,500

      1,500

      25

      MISO Illinois Hub Off-Peak Calendar-Month LMP 5 MW Futures

      778A

      OJ

      OJ

      500

      90,000

      2,500

      450,000

      3,500

      600,000

      25

      MISO Illinois Hub Peak Calendar-Month LMP 5 MW Futures

      778

      OM

      OM

      500

      7,000

      2,500

      35,000

      3,500

      50,000

      25

      PJM AEP Dayton Hub Day-Ahead Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      954

      PEO

      R7

      75,000

      125,000

      175,000

      25

      PJM Northern Illinois Hub Real-Time Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      958

      NOC

      UO

      500

      2,500

      4,000

      25

      PJM AEP Dayton Hub Peak Calendar-Month LMP 5 MW Option

      382

      OT

      VM

      1,100

      1,500

      2,000

      25

      PJM AEP Dayton Hub Real-Time Off-Peak Calendar-Day 2.5 5 MW Futures

      955

      AOR

      VP

      400

      750

      1,000

      25

      Chris.Reinhardt@cmegroup.com (212) 299-2882Ryne.Toscano@cmegroup.com (212) 299-2879

      The commodity codes are provided for the Clearing Members that file reports pursuant to NYMEX Rule 561.A in a machine-readable format.

      (Bold/underling indicates additions; strikethrough indicate deletions)

       

       

       

       

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