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Futures Trader Alert #2017 - 17
Initial Listing & Margin Notice for 42 PJM & 7 ISO-NE Power Zonal Peak and Off-Peak Day-Ahead Futures Contracts for Trade Date August 24, 2017

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  • Market Impact

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Effective with the Open Session on August 23, the Exchange will list the following Futures Contracts:


Rulebook
Appendix A Chapter

Name of Energy Futures Contract and Trading Symbol

Number of Contract Months Listed

First and
Last Months

355

NFX PJM BGE Zone Day-Ahead Peak Financial Futures (BGEQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

355A

NFX PJM BGE Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MW (BGYQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

355B

NFX PJM BGE Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MW (BGAQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

356

NFX PJM BGE Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Financial Futures (BGOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

356A

NFX PJM BGE Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 25MWh (BGBQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

356B

NFX PJM BGE Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MWh (BGZQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

356C

NFX PJM BGE Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MWh (OBBQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

357

NFX PJM PPL Zone Day-Ahead Peak Financial Futures (PPLQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

357A

NFX PJM PPL Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MW (PPXQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

357B

NFX PJM PPL Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MW (PPAQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

358

NFX PJM PPL Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Financial Futures (PPMQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

358A

NFX PJM PPL Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 25MWh (PPVQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

358B

NFX PJM PPL Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MWh (PPOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

358C

NFX PJM PPL Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MWh (PPBQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

359

NFX PJM ComEd Zone Day-Ahead Peak Financial Futures (DEFQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

359A

NFX PJM ComEd Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MW (DEIQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

359B

NFX PJM ComEd Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MW (DEOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

360

NFX PJM ComEd Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Financial Futures (DNFQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

360A

NFX PJM ComEd Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 25MWh (DNTQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

360B

NFX PJM ComEd Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MWh (DNIQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

360C

NFX PJM ComEd Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MWh (DNOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

361

NFX PJM AECO Zone Day-Ahead Peak Financial Futures (YOFQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

361A

NFX PJM AECO Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MW (YOIQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

361B

NFX PJM AECO Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MW (YOOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

362

NFX PJM AECO Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Financial Futures (XOFQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

362A

NFX PJM AECO Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 25MWh (XOTQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

362B

NFX PJM AECO Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MWh (XOIQ)

64
Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

362C

NFX PJM AECO Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MWh (XOOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

363

NFX PJM FE-Ohio Day-Ahead Peak Financial Futures (PFNQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

363A

NFX PJM FE-Ohio Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MW (PFIQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

363B

NFX PJM FE-Ohio Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MW (PFOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

364

NFX PJM FE-Ohio Day-Ahead Off-Peak Financial Futures (PFFQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

364A

NFX PJM FE-Ohio Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 25MWh (PFTQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

364B

NFX PJM FE-Ohio Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MWh (PFVQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

364C

NFX PJM FE-Ohio Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MWh (PFEQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

365

NFX PJM METED Zone Day-Ahead Peak Financial Futures (FSFQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

365A

NFX PJM METED Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MW (FSIQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

365B

NFX PJM METED Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MW (FSOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

366

NFX PJM METED Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Financial Futures (FIFQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

366A

NFX PJM METED Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 25MWh (FITQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

366B

NFX PJM METED Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MWh (FIIQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

366C

NFX PJM METED Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MWh (FIOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

367

NFX ISO-NE Connecticut Zone Day-Ahead Peak Financial Futures (ICPQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

367A

NFX ISO-NE Connecticut Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MW (ICFQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

367B

NFX ISO-NE Connecticut Zone Day-Ahead Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MW (ICNQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

368

NFX ISO-NE Connecticut Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Financial Futures (ICOQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

368A

NFX ISO-NE Connecticut Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 25MWh (ICTQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

368B

NFX ISO-NE Connecticut Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 5MWh (ICIQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

368C

NFX ISO-NE Connecticut Zone Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Financial Futures - 1MWh (ICEQ)

64

Sep. 2017,
Dec. 2022

How will speculative customer initial margin be determined?

Pursuant to CFTC regulations, The Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”) will set the speculative customer initial margin requirement on NFX futures and options on futures. CFTC regulations require OCC to set the customer initial margin requirement at an amount that is higher than OCC’s clearing member margin requirement. OCC has advised NFX that the customer initial margin requirement for NFX contracts will be set to a dollar amount that equals 110% of the greater of Value-at-Risk (VaR) level calculated using a 99% confidence interval for the daily price returns using a 2-year and 5-year look-back period (on a per contract basis). In addition, for products having an economically equivalent contract listed on another market center, OCC will not allow its rates to fall below that of the primary listing exchange. OCC has advised NFX that customer initial margin requirement are reset approximately every 90 calendar days and monitored daily, with rates being re-set should a one-day change in settlement price exceed the prevailing rate at the time. In addition, OCC has authority to update customer initial margin requirements at any time, if deemed warranted, and as dictated by market conditions.

How will customer maintenance margin be determined?

NFX has adopted OCC’s VaR calculation as described above as the customer maintenance margin requirement.

How will hedge customer initial margin and futures participant initial margin be determined?

NFX has adopted OCC’s VaR calculation as described above as the initial and maintenance margin requirement for hedge customers and Futures Participants.

Where can I find the margin rates?

NFX margin rates will be available on the OCC website at: www.theocc.com.

For additional information, please contact NFX Market Operations or call 215.496.5409.


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