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--- nymex_futures [2016/02/25 15:29] – [Trading Hours & Calendar] maya
+++ nymex_futures [2020/08/04 13:55] (current) – [Contract Specifications] maya
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 ====== NYMEX Futures ======
 The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange, located in New York City, owned and operated by the CME Group. The NYMEX is the centre of energy commodity derivatives trading in the US, and is home to some of the world’s largest and most liquid energy futures contracts, notably the US benchmark WTI Crude Oil Futures, and Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures.
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 Currency: US Dollar (USD)
-====Trading Hours & Calendar====
 [[http://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/holiday-calendar.html|Holiday Calendar]]
-Trading Hours: 18:00–17:15 ET
+====Contract Specifications====
-**Note:** Day Trade The World currently offers NYMEX futures trading from 6:00–16:15 ET Monday to Friday only.
+Please be sure to familiarize yourself with the expiration dates of the different contracts: [[http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/products/#pageNumber=1&sortField=rank&sortAsc=false&searchString=es|Contract Lookup]]
-====Contract Specification====
+You can use the following formula to calculate the contract value for each futures series. This value represents the amount of Buying Power (BP) you would need to trade these contracts.
-[[http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/products/#pageNumber=1&sortField=rank&sortAsc=false&searchString=es|Contract Lookup]]
+. Crude Oil futures: contract value = Price * $1,000 * number of contracts
-Please be sure to familiarize yourself with the expiration dates of the different contracts. These can be found by reviewing the contract specifications on the CME Group website.
+. Natural Gas futures: contract value = Price * $10,000 * number of contracts
-. Crude Oil futures: contract size / BP = Price * $1,000 * number of contracts
+. NY Harbor ULSD futures: contract value = Price * $42,000 * number of contracts
-. Natural Gas futures: contract size / BP = Price * $10,000 * number of contracts
+. RBOB Gasoline futures: contract value = Price * $42,000 * number of contracts
-. NY Harbor ULSD futures: contract size / BP = Price * $42,000 * number of contracts
-. RBOB Gasoline futures: contract size / BP = Price * $42,000 * number of contracts
 ==== Order Types ====
-  * Limit Order; DAY time-in-force
-  * Market Order; DAY time-in-force
+  * Limit Buy/Sell→ShortSell (Day)
+  * Market Buy/Sell→ShortSell (Day)
 ==== Basic Market Rules ====
-  * Lot Size - 1 contract
+  * Lot Size: 1 contract.
-Please see the contract lookup page for tick sizes and values.
+  * See the [[http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/products/#pageNumber=1&sortField=rank&sortAsc=false&searchString=es|Contract Lookup]] page for tick sizes and values.
+  * Circuit Breakers: for more information, you can see the [[https://www.cmegroup.com/rulebook/files/special-price-fluctuation-limits.xlsx|Special Price Fluctuation Limits and Daily Price Limits]] Excel file.
+For more information, see the [[http://www.cmegroup.com/rulebook/NYMEX/ | NYMEX Rulebook]] page.
+==== See Also ====
-For more information on NYMEX trading rules, please see the [[http://www.cmegroup.com/rulebook/NYMEX/ | NYMEX rule book]].
+  * [[market_guides|Market Guides]]