The contracts, which will be traded on the NYMEX ACCESS® electronic trading platform, will be available to trade as outrights beginning at 3:15 PM on Mondays through Thursdays and concluding at 12 noon the following day. On Sundays, the session begins at 7 PM.
These contracts will continue to be available for spread trading with the NYMEX Division light, sweet crude oil futures contract from 3:15 PM on Mondays to Thursdays, concluding at 9:30 AM the following day. On Sundays, the session begins at 7 PM.
Previously, spread trading based was available from 3:15 PM on Mondays through Thursdays and concluded at 1 PM the following day.