The position accountability levels for the contracts will be 7,000 contracts for any single month or all months, aggregated with the corresponding fullsized contract. Expiration position limits are 1,000 contracts.
The reportable level for the NYMEX miNYTM gasoline futures contract will be 150 contracts and 250 contracts for the NYMEX miNYTM heating oil futures.
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