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| Contract Unit |
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| 2,500 million British thermal units (mmBtus). The number of contracts traded must be in multiples consistent with number of calendar days in the contract month (between 28 and 31). |
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| Price Quotation |
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| U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu. Because this contract is priced on the differential between the cash market at the Henry Hub in Louisiana, and the NYMEX Division Henry Hub futures contract, it can be quoted as either a positive or negative number. |
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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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| The minimum trade fluctuation is $0.0025, and settlement fluctuations are in increments of $0.0001. |
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| Listed Months |
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| 72 consecutive months. |
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| Termination of Trading |
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| The last business day prior to the contract month. |
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| Settlement Type: |
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Financial, based on the Inside FERC Gas Market Report Henry Hub index price minus the final settlement price of the Exchange Henry Hub natural gas futures contract for the corresponding month on the last trading day.
"Platts®" and Inside FERC are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and have been licensed for use by the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Platts and Inside FERC do not sponsor, endorse, sell, or promote the contract and make no recommendations concerning the advisability of investing in the contract. |
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| Trading Symbol |
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| HB |
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