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Nymex adds 12 swaps

13 May 2010

The New York Mercantile Exchange will launch eight petroleum swap futures on April 25. They are the Singapore Mogas 95 unleaded vs. Singapore Mogas 92 unleaded spread (Platts), European 3.5% fuel oil (Platts) cargoes FOB Med BALMO, Singapore fuel oil 180 cst (Platts) crack spread, East-west naphtha: Japan C&F vs. cargoes CIF NEW spread (Platts), European 1% fuel oil cargoes FOB Med (Platts), European 1% fuel oil cargoes FOB Med vs. European 1% fuel oil cargoes FOB NEW spread (Platts), Mont Belvieu ethylene (PCW) financial and Mont Belvieu ethylene (PCW) BALMO.

Read more: Nymex gasoil energy swaps fuel oil Platts

It will also launch four European biofuel swap futures on the same date. These are the RME biodiesel (Argus) FOB Rdam vs. ICE gasoil spread, FAME 0 biodiesel (Argus) FOB Rdam vs. ICE gasoil spread, Ethanol (Argus) T1 FOB Rdam excluding duty and the Ethanol (Argus) T2 FOB Rdam including duty.


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