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CME Group Announced Launch Of 17 New Crude Oil, Fuel Oil And Gasoil Contracts

Date 01/03/2011

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, yesterday announced the introduction of 17 new crude oil, fuel oil and gasoil futures contracts. The contracts, which were listed for trading effective February 28, 2011, will be traded on the NYMEX floor and available for clearing services through CMEClearPort.

These contracts are an extension of CME Group’s flagship NYMEX crude oil, fuel oil and gasoil benchmark product offering. The 17 futures contracts include:

Contract Name

Commodity Code

Singapore Gasoil 10 ppm (Platts) Swap Futures

STF

Singapore Gasoil 0.05% Sulfur (Platts) Swap Futures

SZF

Singapore Gasoil 10 ppm vs. 0.5% Sulfur Spread (Platts) Swap Futures

STZ

Singapore Gasoil 0.05% vs. 0.5% Sulfur Spread (Platts) Swap Futures

SZZ

Singapore Gasoil 10 ppm (Platts) BALMO Swap Futures

STL

Singapore Gasoil 0.05% Sulfur (Platts) BALMO Swap Futures

SZL

Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% vs. European 3.5% Fuel Oil Barges FOB Rdam (Platts) Swap Futures

GCU

New York 0.3% Fuel Oil HiPr (Platts) BALMO Swap Futures

NYB

New York 0.3% Fuel Oil HiPr vs. New York Fuel Oil 1.0% (Platts) Swap Futures

NYH

New York 0.7% Fuel Oil (Platts) BALMO Swap Futures

NYS

New York Fuel Oil 1.0% vs. European 1% Fuel Oil Cargoes FOB NWE (Platts) Swap Futures

NYF

New York 2.2% Fuel Oil (Platts) BALMO Swap Futures

NYE

New York 3.0% Fuel Oil (Platts) BALMO Swap Futures

NYT

Brent Option on Calendar Futures Strip

BPC

Brent Option on Quarterly Futures Strip

BQP

DME Oman Crude Oil vs. Dubai (Platts) Swap Futures

DPO

ICE Brent (Singapore Marker) vs. DME Oman Crude Oil Swap Futures

BSG

The contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.