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New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) Zone J Locational Based Monthly Peak Swap Futures
Trading Unit
An hourly delivery rate of 25 megawatts times 16 hours for a total of 400 megawatt hours (Mwh). Transaction sizes for trading in any delivery month must be in multiples consistent with number of peak days remaining in that contract month.
Peak Days
Monday through Friday excluding North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) holidays.
Peak Hours
From the hour ending 0800 Eastern Prevailing Time (EPT) through the hour ending 2300 EPT, for a 16 peak-hour day.
Price Quotation
Prices are quoted in U.S. dollars and cents per megawatt hour (Mwh).
Trading Hours (All times are New York time)
The contract is available for trading on the NYMEX ClearPort® trading platform from 6:00 PM Sundays through 5:15 PM Fridays, with a 45-minute break each day between 5:15 PM and 6:00 PM. Off-Exchange transactions can be submitted solely for clearing to the NYMEX ClearPort® clearing website as an exchange of futures for swaps (EFS) or exchange of futures for physicals (EFP) transaction until 5:15 PM, Monday through Friday, and the day preceding a holiday.
Trading Months
The current year plus the next five calendar years. A new calendar year will be added following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year.
Termination of Trading
Trading ceases on the last business day of the contract month.
Settlement Type
Financial. Final settlement, following termination of posting for a contract month, will be equal to the arithmetic average of the hourly day ahead locational based marginal prices for Zone J (New York City) published by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) for all peak hours in the contract month.
Trading Symbol
KJ
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