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ICE Futures Europe

PetChem Diff – Paraxylene CFR Taiwan/China (Platts) vs Naphtha C+F Japan Cargoes (Platts) Future

Description

A monthly cash settled future based on the difference between the Platts daily assessment price for Paraxylene CFR Taiwan/China and the Platts daily assessment price for Naphtha C+F Japan Cargoes.

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
PetChem Diff Futures
Trading Screen Hub Name
Paraxylene CFR Taiwan/China (Platts)/Naphtha C&F Japan Cg (Platts)
Contract Symbol
PCB
Contract Size
100 metric tonnes
Unit of Trading
Any multiple of 100 metric tonnes
Currency
US Dollars and cents
Trading Price Quotation
One cent ($0.01) per metric tonne
Settlement Price Quotation
One tenth of one cent ($0.001) per metric tonne
Minimum Price Fluctuation
One tenth of one cent ($0.001) per metric tonne
Last Trading Day
Last Trading Day of the contract month
Floating Price
In respect of daily settlement, the Floating Price will be determined by ICE using price data from a number of sources including spot, forward and derivative markets for both physical and financial products.
Final Settlement
In respect of final settlement, the Floating Price will be a price in USD and cents per metric tonne based on the difference between the average of the high and low quotations appearing in the “Platts Asian Petrochemicalscan” report under the heading “Aromatics ($/mt)” subheading “CFR Taiwan” for “PX” and the average of the “Mid” quotations appearing in the “Platts Asia-Pacific/Arab Gulf Marketscan” under the heading “Japan physical oil assessments” subheading “C+F Japan ($/mt)” for “Naphtha” for each business day (as specified below) in the determination period.
Contract Series
Up to 24 consecutive months
Final Payment Date
Two Clearing House Business Days following the Last Trading Day.
Business Days
Publication days for Platts Asian Petrochemicalscan and Platts Asia-Pacific/Arab Gulf Marketscan
MIC Code
IFEU
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

Codes

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