Coal (API 8) cfr South China (Argus/McCloskey) Futures Contract Specs

Contract Unit	1,000 metric tons
Price Quotation	U.S. dollars per metric ton
Trading Hours	CME Globex:	Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT)
	CME ClearPort:	Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT)
Minimum Price Fluctuation	$0.05 per metric ton; $0.01 for final settlement
Product Code	CME Globex: SSI CME ClearPort: SSI Clearing: SSI
Listed Contracts	Current year and next 2 years.
Settlement Method	Financially Settled
Floating Price	The Floating Price for each contract month shall be equal to the (API 8) cfr South China Monthly Coal Price Index published in the Argus/McCloskey’s Coal Price Index Report (i.e. being the average of weekly prices during the contract month)
Termination Of Trading	The contract shall terminate at the close of trading on the last Friday of the contract month. If such Friday is a UK holiday, the contract will terminate on the UK business day immediately prior to the last Friday of the contract month unless such day is not an Exchange business day, in which case the contract shall terminate on the Exchange business day immediately prior. Notwithstanding the above, if New Year's Day is a Friday, the immediately preceding December contract month shall terminate on the last business day of the contract month.
Position Limits	NYMEX Position Limits
Exchange Rulebook	NYMEX 1113
Block Minimum	Block Minimum Thresholds
Vendor Codes	Quote Vendor Symbols Listing

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