Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO) futures are traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange under ticker symbol RE in U.S. dollars and cents per barrel.[1]
The chart at left shows front-month Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO) prices in US dollars and cents per barrel.
Delivery Dates
Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO) 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 Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO) 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
REF9
RE/F9-NM
February, 2009
REG9
RE/G9-NM
March, 2009
REH9
RE/H9-NM
April, 2009
REJ9
RE/J9-NM
May, 2009
REK9
RE/K9-NM
June, 2009
REM9
RE/M9-NM
July, 2009
REN9
RE/N9-NM
August, 2009
REQ9
RE/Q9-NM
September, 2009
REU9
RE/U9-NM
October, 2009
REV9
RE/V9-NM
November, 2009
REX9
RE/X9-NM
December, 2009
REZ9
RE/Z9-NM
Contract Specifications
Contract Size
One Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO) futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange is 1,000 U.S. barrels.[1]
On the CME Globex electronic platform: 6:00 PM until 5:15 PM, Sunday through Friday. There is a 45-minute break each day between 5:15PM (current trade date) and 6:00 PM (next trade date), New York Time.[1]
Trading terminates at the close of business on the third business day before the fifteenth calendar day prior to the first day of the delivery month.[1]
Deliverable Grades
Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO) shall refer to crude oil of export quality for delivery at storage and terminal installations at the port of Primorsk in Russia.[1]