Deliveries of the new pulp brand will be subject to the existing Pulp Contract Rules as to the requirements for date of production of pulp, warrant issuance requirements and other documentation such as a Production Quality Certificates. Please refer to the NYBOT Pulp Contract Rules at www.nybot.com for complete details and requirements.
The NYBOT pulp contract (symbol P) is currently for 20 air-dry metric tons of Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp, which must be a commercially accepted “prime” grade of a specific moisture, dirt count and brightness. The NYBOT pulp market, which the futures contract began trading on March 4, 2005, and the options on March 7, 2005, opens at 7:55 AM and closes at 9:00 AM. The Pulp section on the NYBOT website (www.nybot.com/pulp) has more information regarding the contracts.
The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is New York’s original futures exchange, where the world trades food, fiber and financial products. For well over a century, the New York Board of Trade has provided reliability, integrity and security in a global marketplace for cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice, wood pulp and sugar, as well as currency and index futures and options. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com. To learn more about the New York Board of Trade Futures & Options for Kids, the Exchange’s non-profit group, please go to www.futuresandoptionsforkids.org.
