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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: SSICME ClearPort: SSIClearing: 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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