MiNY Heating Oil futures are traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange under ticker symbol QH in U.S. cents per gallon.[1]
The chart at left shows Front Month MiNY Heating Oil futures prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) in U.S. cents per gallon.
Delivery Dates
MiNY Heating Oil futures are delivered every year in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December (all months).[1]
The following is a table with MiNY Heating Oil futures delivery dates and resultant tickers for 2009. For an explanation on commodity tickers see commodity ticker construction.
| Delivery Month
| Full Ticker Symbol
| Thomson-Reuters Symbol
|
| January, 2009 | QHF9 | QH/F9-NM
|
| February, 2009 | QHG9 | QH/G9-NM
|
| March, 2009 | QHH9 | QH/H9-NM
|
| April, 2009 | QHJ9 | QH/J9-NM
|
| May, 2009 | QHK9 | QH/K9-NM
|
| June, 2009 | QHM9 | QH/M9-NM
|
| July, 2009 | QHN9 | QH/N9-NM
|
| August, 2009 | QHQ9 | QH/Q9-NM
|
| September, 2009 | QHU9 | QH/U9-NM
|
| October, 2009 | QHV9 | QH/V9-NM
|
| November, 2009 | QHX9 | QH/X9-NM
|
| December, 2009 | QHZ9 | QH/Z9-NM
|
Contract Specifications
Contract Size
One MiNY Heating Oil futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange is 21,000 gallons.[1]
Tick Value
$0.001 (0.1¢) per gallon ($21.00 per contract).[1]
Daily Price Limit
None.[1]
Trading Hours
- On the CME Globex electronic platform: 6:00 PM Sundays through 5:15 PM Fridays, with a 45-minute break each day between 5:15 PM and 6:00 PM, New York Time.[1]
- Open Outcry (pit session): <<trading hours in the open outcry session>>.[1]
Last Trading Day
Trading terminates at the close of business on the second-to-last business day of the month prior to the contract month.[1]
Deliverable Grades
Generally conforms to industry standards for fungible No. 2 heating oil.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The New York Mercantile Exchange's contract specification for MiNY Heating Oil futures