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| Trading Unit |
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| 2,500 million British thermal units (mmBtus). |
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| Price Quotation |
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| U.S. dollars and cents per mmBtu. |
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| Trading Hours (All times are New York time) |
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| The contract is available for trading on CME Globex® 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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| Trading Months |
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The current year plus the next twelve years through December 2020. A new calendar year will be added following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year.
On CME Globex®: The current year plus the next eight years. |
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| Minimum Price Fluctuation |
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| $0.001 per mmBtu. |
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| Maximum Price Fluctuation |
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| No maximum price fluctuations. |
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| Last Trading Day |
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| Trading ceases the fourth business day prior to the contract month. |
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| Settlement Type |
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| Financial, based on the NYMEX Division natural gas futures contract first nearby settlement price on the next to last trading day for the delivery month. |
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| Margin Requirements |
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| Margins are required for open futures positions. |
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| Trading Symbol |
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| NP |
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