NYMEX to Launch Aluminium Futures and Options and PJM Electricity Futures

The New York Mercantile Exchange Board of Directors has approved Friday, March 19 as the launch date for Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Maryland (PJM) electricity futures; Friday, April 16, as the launch date for aluminium futures; and Friday, June 4, as the launch date for aluminium options. Coal and Middle East sour crude futures and options are on the table for introduction later this year.