Spot month begins on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 4:00 pm CT. All positions in delivery month futures must be at or below the relevant speculative position limit by this time, or must fall under one of the exemptions in Rule 12. Information on position aggregation requirements can also be found in Rule 12.
The last day for Clearing Participants to submit Position Offsets of existing concurrent long and short positions in the delivery month contract is Tuesday, September 29, 2009 by 8:30 am CT. Non-clearing firms should ensure that any pertinent offset instruction for trading activity is provided to their Clearing Participant promptly. Consult Rule 8A.03 for more information.
The first day for FIFO position reporting by Clearing Participants is Wednesday, September 30, 2009 by 7:30 am CT.
First Notice Day for tendering futures contracts for delivery is Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Final Notice Day is Thursday, October 15, 2009. All tenders must be submitted by 2:00 pm CT.