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| Trading Unit |
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| 1000 metric tons. |
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| Price Fluctuation |
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| U.S. dollars and cents per metric ton. |
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| Trading Hours (All times are New York time) |
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| The contract is available for trading on the NYMEX ClearPort® trading platform from 6:00 PM Sundays through 5:15 PM Fridays, with a 45-minute break each day between 5:15 PM and 6:00 PM. Off-Exchange transactions can be submitted solely for clearing to the NYMEX ClearPort® clearing website as an exchange of futures for swaps (EFS) or exchange of futures for physicals (EFP) transaction until 5:15 PM, Monday through Friday, and the day preceding a holiday. |
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| Minimum Price Fluctuation |
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| $0.01 per metric ton. |
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| Trading Months |
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| The current year and the next two years. A new calendar year will be added following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year. |
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| Termination of Trading |
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| Trading ceases on the last business day of the contract month. |
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| Margin Requirements |
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| Margins are required for open futures positions. |
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| Settlement |
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| Financial, based on the arithmetic average of the mid-point of the high and low quotations from the Platts European Marketscan for 3.5% Fuel Oil under the heading "Cargoes FOB Med Basis Italy" minus 3.5% Fuel Oil under the heading "Barges FOB Rotterdam" for each business day that both are determined during the contract month. |
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| Trading Symbol |
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| FK |
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