ENERGY
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CO Brent Crude Oil |
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| Major Market: |
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
1,000 barrels (42,000 U.S. gallons) |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per gallon |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Sullom Voe , Scotland |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
264,120 (ICE) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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HO Heating Oil #2 |
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| Major Market: |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) |
| Contract Size: |
1,000 barrels (42,000 U.S. gallons) |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per gallon |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Seller's ex-shore facility in New York Harbor |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
1,626,325 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$0.25 per gallon |
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QS Gasoil |
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| Major Market: |
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
100 Metric tons of gasoil |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per ton |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Delivered by barge in Antwerp , Rotterdam , Amsterdam Physical
(ARA) |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
111,126 (ICE) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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NG Natural Gas |
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| Major Market: |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYME) |
| Contract Size: |
10,000 million British Thermal Units (mmBtu) |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per mmBtu |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Buyer's interconnection point at the Henry Hub in Erath , Louisiana |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
151,977 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$3 per mmBtu ($30,000 per contract) for all months |
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PG RBOB Gasoline (NY Harbor) |
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| Major Market: |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYME) |
| Contract Size: |
42,000 gallons |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per gallon |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Customer's New York Harbor ex-shore facility |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
1,703 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$0.25 per gallon, plus or minus the previous day's
settlement price |
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EN WTI Crude Oil (ICE) |
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| Major Market: |
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per barrel |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Cash settlement only |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
197,569 (ICE) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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CL WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX) |
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| Major Market: |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) |
| Contract Size: |
42,000 gallons |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per barrel |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Cushing , Oklahoma |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
11,181,833 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$10 per day, plus or minus the previous day's
settlement price |
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FIBRES
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CT Cotton (No. 2) |
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| Major Market: |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) |
| Contract Size: |
50,000 pounds net weight (approximately 100 bales) with a
variation of one percent (%) |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per pound |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Various ( Galveston , Houston , Greenville , Memphis , New Orleans ) |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
513,580 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
Three cents per pound, plus or minus the previous day's
settlement price. Can increase to four and five cents under
certain circumstances |
L Lumber |
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| Major Market: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) |
| Contract Size: |
110,000 board feet of random length 8- to 12-foot 2x4s |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per thousand board feet |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
As per buyer's settlement instructions and with prepaid
freight charges using the lowest published freight rate for a 73-foot rail car from Prince George , BC . |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
36,468 (CME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$10 per thousand board feet above or below the previous
day's settlement price |
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JRU Rubber |
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| Major Market: |
Central Japan Commodity Exchange (C-COM), Japan |
| Contract Size: |
10,000 kilograms (Ribbed Smoked Sheet No. 3 and No. 4) |
| Price Quote: |
Japanese Yen per kilogram |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Exchange-designated warehouse in Singapore |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
2,569 (OME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
JPY 3.0/kilogram if the average closing price the prior
month is less than JPY 70.0, variable thereafter |
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JSK Silk |
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| Major Market: |
Kansai Commodities Exchange (KANEX), Japan |
| Contract Size: |
300 kilograms |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per kilogram |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Exchange-designated warehouse |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
244 (KANEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
If the contract is less than $20 the limit is $0.65, floats
thereafter |
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GW Wool |
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| Major Market: |
Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE), a division of the
Australian Stock Exchange |
| Contract Size: |
2,500 kilograms of merino combing wool |
| Price Quote: |
Australian cents per kilogram of clean weight |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Exchange-designated warehouse |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
799 (SFE) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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FOODSTUFFS
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CJ Cocoa |
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| Major Market
(s): |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and NYSE
Euronext, United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
10 metric tons |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per metric ton |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Financial settlement only |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
299,320 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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KT Coffee |
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| Major Market (s): |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX); Bolsa de Mercadorias& Futuros (BM&F), Brazil ; Tokyo Grain Exchange (TGE), and NYSE
Euronext , United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
37,500 pounds |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per pound |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Financial settlement only |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
453,876 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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OJ Orange Juice |
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| Major Market (s): |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and Intercontinental
Exchange (ICE), United Kingdom . |
| Contract Size: |
15,000 pounds or orange solids |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per pound |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
A variety of counties in Florida and California as well as Wilmington,
Delaware; Port Elizabeth, New Jersey; Newark, New Jersey; other
primary markets determined by the board |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
59,209 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$0.10 per pound above or below the previous day's settlement price |
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PB Pork Bellies |
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| Major Market: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) |
| Contract Size: |
40,000 pounds or frozen bellies |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per pound |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Exchange-approved warehouse |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
4,725 (CME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
No trading at a price more than $0.02 or $0.03 or $0.045 per pound
above or below the previous day's settlement price |
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SB Sugar #11 |
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| Major Market (s): |
Intercontinental Exchange New York (ICE), white sugar is traded on NYSE Euronext, United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
112,000 pounds (50 long tons) |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per pound |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
A port in the country of origin or in the case of landlocked countries, at
a berth or anchorage in the customary port of export. |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
2,252 (ICE- New York ) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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GRAINS
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C Corn |
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| Major Market: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) - Formerly Chicago Board of
Trade |
| Contract Size: |
5,000 bushels |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per bushel |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Physical Delivery |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
4,996,442 (CBOT) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$0.30 per bushel |
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O Oats |
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| Major Market (s): |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Intercontinental Futures Exchange Canada - formerly the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE), Canada. |
| Contract Size: |
5,000 bushels |
| Price Quote: |
Quarter cents per bushel |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Physical Delivery |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
36,799 (CBOT) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$0.20 per bushel plus or minus the previous day's settlement price |
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RR Rough Rice |
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| Major Market: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) |
| Contract Size: |
2,000 cwt (hundredweight) of U.S. No. 2 or better long grain rough rice |
| Price Quote: |
Half cent per hundredweight |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Exchange-approved warehouses throughout Arkansas |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
11,853 (CBOT) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$0.50 per hundredweight, expandable to $0.75 and then to $1.15 when the market closes at limit bid or limit offer |
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S Soybeans |
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| Major Market: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) |
| Contract Size: |
5,000 bushels (Nos. 1, 2, and 3) |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per bushel |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Physical delivery |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
3,031,083 (CBOT) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
Based on previous days' settlement plus or minus $0.50 per bushel |
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SM Soybean Meal |
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| Major Market: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) |
| Contract Size: |
100 tons of soybean meal (min. 48% protein, 0.5% fat) |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per short ton |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Decat ur , Illinois |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
1,112,833 (CBOT) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$20 per short ton |
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BO Soybean Oil |
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| Major Market: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) |
| Contract Size: |
60,000 pounds |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per pound |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Physical delivery |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
1,402,367 (CBOT) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
Two cents per pound |
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W Wheat |
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| Major Market
(s): |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and throughout the world. |
| Contract Size: |
Soft red wheat (No. 1 and 2) |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per bushel |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Physical delivery |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
1,584,333 (CBOT) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
$0.60 per bushel |
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INDUSTRIAL METALS
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Al Aluminum |
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| Major Market: |
London Metals Exchange (LME), United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
25 metric tons of 99.7% purity in the form of ingots, T-bars, and Sows |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per ton |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
LME-approved warehouse |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
4,035,900 (LME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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CA Copper |
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| Major Market: |
London Metals Exchange (LME), United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
25 metric tons conforming to BS EN 1978:1998 in the form of cathodes |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per ton |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
LME-approved warehouse |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
2,333,316 (LME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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PB Lead |
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| Major Market: |
London Metals Exchange (LME), United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
25 metric tons of 99.97% purity in the form of ingots |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per ton |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
LME-approved warehouse |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
518,410 (LME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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NI Nickel |
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| Major Market: |
London Metals Exchange (LME), United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
6 metric tons of 99.80% purity in the form of full plate, cut cathodes, pellets, or briquettes |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per ton |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
LME-approved warehouse |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
432,869 (LME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
No price limits |
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SN Tin |
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| Major Market: |
London Metals Exchange (LME), United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
5 metric tons of 99.85% purity in the form of ingots |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per ton |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
LME-approved warehouse |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
112,941 (LME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
No price limits |
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ZN Zinc |
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| Major Market: |
London Metals Exchange (LME), United Kingdom |
| Contract Size: |
25 metric tons of 99.995% purity in the form of ingots |
| Price Quote: |
US$ per ton |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
LME-approved warehouse |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
1,343,052 (LME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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LIVESTOCK
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LC Live Cattle |
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| Major Market: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) |
| Contract Size: |
40,000 pounds of 55% Choice, 45% Select grades of live steers |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per pound |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Various approved livestock yards, e.g., Syracuse , Kansas ; Tulia , Texas;
Columbus, Nebraska; Dodge City, Kansas; Amarillo, Texas; Norfolk, Nebraska; North Platte, Nebraska; Ogallala, Nebraska; Pratt, Kansas; Texhoma, Oklahoma; and Clovis, New Mexico. |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
816,780,000 (CME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
No trading at a price more than $0.03 per pound above or below the previous day's settlement price |
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LH Lean Hogs |
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| Major Market: |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) |
| Contract Size: |
40,000 pounds of lean value hog carcasses that fall within the packer base weight range |
| Price Quote: |
Cents per pound |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
No physical delivery; cash settlement only |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
08,762 (CME) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
No trading at a price more than $0.03 per pound above or below the previous day's settlement price |
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PRECIOUS METALS
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GC Gold |
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| Major Market
(s): |
New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX division); Bolsa de Mercadorias and Futuros (BM&F), Brazil; Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), Japan; the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME); and the Korea Exchange, Korea |
| Contract Size: |
100 troy ounces |
| Price Quote: |
US $ per troy ounce |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Exchange-licensed facilities within a 150 mile radius of the city of New York |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
3,198,108 (COMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
Limit based on previous day's settlement price is $75 |
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PA Palladium |
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| Major Market (s): |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and Tokyo Commodities Exchange (TOCOM), Japan |
| Contract Size: |
100 Troy ounces with a purity of 99.95% |
| Price Quote: |
US $ per troy ounce |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Licensed depository |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
40,141 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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PL Platinum |
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| Major Market (s): |
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and Tokyo Commodities Exchange (TOCOM), Japan |
| Contract Size: |
50 troy ounces with a purity of 99.95% |
| Price Quote: |
US $ per troy ounce |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Licensed depository |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
40,141 (NYMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
None |
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SI Silver |
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| Major Market (s): |
COMEX Division of NYMEX (COMEX); the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME); NYSE Euronext, United Kingdom; the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), Japan |
| Contract Size: |
5,000 troy ounces with a minimum of 999 fineness |
| Price Quote: |
Half cents per troy ounce |
Delivery Point for:
Physical Settlement |
Licensed depository |
| Avg. Monthly Volume: |
2,310,318 (COMEX) |
| Daily Price Limit: |
Limit based on previous day's settlement is $1.50 |
