The natural gas basis swaps futures contracts include: Henry Hub, Alberta, Chicago, Houston Ship Channel, Northwest Pipeline Rockies, Panhandle, San Juan Basin, Southern California Border, and Transco Zone 6 New York.
Also included is the Dubai crude oil calendar swap futures contract and the following crude oil and refined product spread contracts: New York harbor unleaded gasoline crack spread calendar swap, New York harbor heating oil crack spread calendar swap, U.S. Gulf Coast No. 2 heating oil crack spread calendar swap, U.S. Gulf Coast unleaded 87-octane gasoline crack spread calendar swap, No. 2 heating oil up-down spread calendar swap, and unleaded 87-octane gasoline up-down spread calendar swap.
These contracts were among the 32 contracts originally listed on the system for clearing on May 31, 2002. All of these contracts may still be traded off of the Exchange and posted to NYMEX ClearPortsm for clearing.
Exchange President J. Robert Collins, Jr., said, "The energy marketplace has embraced the NYMEX ClearPortsm technology network as a reliable way to mitigate credit risk in a volatile market environment. By making more products available for trading, we are expanding the array of services available to the energy industry to draw upon in a secure, reliable, and transparent environment."
