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ICE Futures U.S.

Crude Diff - Argus Mars vs Brent 1st Line Future

Description

A monthly cash settled future based on the difference between the Argus daily assessment price for Mars Crude Oil (1st Month) and the ICE daily settlement price for Brent 1st Line Future.

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
Crude Diff Futures
Trading Screen Hub Name
Argus Mars/Brent 1st Line
Contract Symbol
ARN
Contract Size
1,000 barrels
Unit of Trading
Any multiple of 1,000 barrels
Currency
US Dollars and cents
Trading Price Quotation
One cent ($0.01) per barrel
Settlement Price Quotation
One tenth of one cent ($0.001) per barrel
Minimum Price Fluctuation
One tenth of one cent ($0.001) per barrel
Last Trading Day
Last Trading Day of the contract month
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 difference between the average of quotations appearing in the "Argus Crude" report under the heading "US pipeline", subheading “VWA” for "Mars" and the average of the settlement prices as made public by ICE for the ICE Brent 1st Line Future for each business day (as specified below) in the determination period.

Non-Common Pricing Applies.
Roll Adjust Provision
In order to use the correct Floating Price quotations, the nearby month quotation for ICE Brent Futures specified in the Floating Price terms above will be used except for the expiration date of the commodity's underlying delivery month's futures contract. On such date, the applicable pricing quotation will be rolled to the following month's futures contract.
Contract Series
Up to 60 consecutive months
Final Payment Date
Two Clearing House Business Days following the Last Trading Day
Business Days
Publication days for Argus Crude and ICE
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
London11:50 PM - 10:00 PM*
23:50 - 22:00
11:40 PM
23:40
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 Crude Diffs
Physical
ARN
Logical
ARN
GMI (FC)
MF
ION A.C.N.
Symbol Code
ARN