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ICE Futures Europe

Permian WTI / WTI Futures Spread

Description

The ICE HOU/WTI Futures Spread allows you to trade the spread between ICE Permian WTI Futures and ICE WTI Futures. Trading a position in the spread results in two separate positions in the underlying futures legs i.e. a long position in ICE Permian WTI Futures and a short position in ICE WTI Futures.

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
Midland/WTI Futures Spr
Trading Screen Hub Name
Midland WTI/WTI
Trading Hours
GMT* Open 01:00 (23.00 on Sundays) Close 23:00.

EST Hours Open 20:00 (18:00 on Sundays) Close: 18:00 the following day.

CST Hours Open 19:00 (17:00 on Sundays) Close: 17:00 the following day.

Singapore Hours Open 09:00 (07:00 on Monday mornings) close 07:00 the next day.

*An Exchange Circular will be issued in advance of the UK switch from GMT to BST and further US switch to and from DST to confirm the altered market opening and closing times.
Unit of Trading
1 Lot is 1,000 barrels (42,000 US gallons).

Buying 1 ICE Permian WTI-WTI Futures Spread Lot results in a 1 Lot buy of Permian WTI and 1 Lot Sell of WTI
Quotation
The contract price is in US Dollars and cents per barrel
Minimum Price Fluctuation
One cent ($0.01) per barrel
Maximum Price Fluctuation
There are no limits
Clearing
The Clearing House guarantees financial performance of all ICE Futures contracts registered with it by its clearing members. All ICE Futures Member companies are either members of the Clearing House or have a clearing agreement with a Member who is a member of the Clearing House.
Contract Series
Up to 30 consecutive months forward plus additional June and December contracts out to the end of the futures curve of the two underlying contracts (Permian and WTI)
Position Limit
Terms are deferred to the contracts referenced by the leg markets.
Last Trading Day
ICE Permian WTI Futures

Trading in the current delivery month shall cease at the end of the designated settlement period on the third Business Day prior to the twenty-fifth calendar day of the month preceding the delivery month. If the twenty-fifth calendar day of the month is a Non-Business Day, trading shall cease at the end of the designated settlement period on the third Business Day prior to the last Business Day preceding the twenty-fifth calendar day.

ICE WTI Futures

Trading shall cease at the end of the designated settlement period on the 4th US business day prior to the 25th calendar day of the month preceding the contract month. If the 25th calendar day of the month is not a US business day the Final Trade Day shall be the Trading Day which is the fourth US business day prior to the last US business day preceding the 25th calendar day of the month preceding the contract month.
Settlement
Trading the ICE Permian WTI-WTI Futures Spread will result in two separate positions in the underlying futures markets for Permian WTI and WTI. The settlement of each leg will be respective expiry of the Permian WTI and WTI futures contracts as made public by ICE Futures Europe.
MIC Code
IFEU
Clearing Venues
ICEU

Trading Hours

CityTradingPre-Open
New York8:00 PM - 6:00 PM*
20:00 - 18:00

London1:00 AM - 11:00 PM*
01:00 - 23:00

Singapore8:00 AM - 6:00 AM*
08:00 - 06:00

*Next Day

Markets open at 18:00 ET on Sundays.

Codes

Clearing Admin Name
Physical
Logical
GMI (FC)
ION A.C.N.
Symbol Code