In connection with the launch of two (2) new Mini Dubai Crude Oil Futures contracts on trade date April 28, 2014, (see SER-7052RR dated April 3, 2014), please note below the corresponding spot-month aggregation allocations, all month/single month accountability levels (NYMEX Rule 560), initial spot month position limits (NYMEX Rule 559), and reportable levels (NYMEX Rule 561) for the two new contracts. Effective trade date April 28, 2014, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, the terms and conditions for these contracts will be 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, as noted below.
The commodity codes are provided for the Clearing Members that file reports pursuant to NYMEX Rule 561.A in a machine-readable format.
Contract Name |
Rule Chap-ter |
Com-modity Code |
Spot-Month Aggre-gate Into Futures Equiva-lent Leg (1) |
Initial Spot-Month Limit (In Net Futures Equiva-lents) Leg (1) / Leg (2) |
Single Month Account-ability Level Leg (1) / Leg (2) |
All Month Account-ability Level Leg (1) / Leg (2) |
Report-ing Level |
Mini Dubai Crude Oil (Platts) Futures |
1209 |
DBL |
DC |
5,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
25 |
Mini Dubai Crude Oil (Platts) BALMO Futures |
1210 |
DBT |
DC |
5,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
25 |
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