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ICE Futures U.S.

Fuel Oil Outright - Argus US Gulf Coast Asphalt Future

Description

A monthly cash settled future based on the Argus weekly assessment price for US Gulf Coast Waterborne Asphalt.

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
Fuel Oil Futures
Trading Screen Hub Name
Argus USGC Asphalt
Contract Symbol
BIT
Contract Size
1,000 barrels
Unit of Trading
Any multiple of 1,000 barrels
Currency
US Dollars and cents
Trading Price Quotation
One hundredth of one cent ($0.0001) per barrel
Settlement Price Quotation
One hundredth of one cent ($0.0001) per barrel
Minimum Price Fluctuation
One hundredth of one cent ($0.0001) per barrel
Last Trading Day
Last Friday of the contract month. If such Friday is not a business day then the Last Trading Day will be the business day prior that is the same as the publication date of Argus Americas Asphalt report.
Floating Price
In respect of daily settlement, the Floating Price will be determined by ICE using price data from a number of sources including spot, forward and derivative markets for both physical and financial products.
Final Settlement
In respect of final settlement, the Floating Price will be a price in USD and cents per barrel based on the average of the mean of the “High” and “Low” quotations appearing in the “Argus Americas Asphalt” report under the heading “US Gulf Coast” subheading “Asphalt” for “Waterborne, fob” and “Asphalt” for each business day (as specified below) in the determination period.
conversion factor: 1 short ton = 5.6 barrels
Contract Series
Up to 48 consecutive months, or as otherwise determined by the Exchange
Business Days
Publication days for Argus Americas Asphalt.
MIC Code
IFED
Clearing Venues
ICEU

Trading Hours

CityTradingPre-Open
New York7:50 PM - 6:00 PM*
19:50 - 18:00
7:40 PM
19:40
London12:50 AM - 11:00 PM*
00:50 - 23:00
12:40 AM
00:40
Singapore7:50 AM - 6:00 AM*
07:50 - 06:00
7:40 AM
07:40

*Next Day

Sunday Pre-Open 5:10 PM ET; Closed on Saturday

Codes

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