Lookalike

CFTC Proposes Reporting Rules for ICE Henry Hub Contract

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a notice of intent and called for comments on a proposed determination that IntercontinentalExchange’s Henry Hub lookalike contract, the Henry Financial LD1 Fixed Price contract, qualifies as a significant price discovery contract (SPDC) in the natural gas market and therefore should be subject to reporting rules and position limits applicable to designated contract markets such as Henry Hub futures contracts offered by the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).

June 22, 2009

CFTC Proposes Reporting Rules for ICE Henry Hub Contract

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a notice of intent and called for comments on a proposed determination that IntercontinentalExchange’s Henry Hub lookalike contract, the Henry Financial LD1 Fixed Price contract, qualifies as a significant price discovery contract (SPDC) in the natural gas market and therefore should be subject to reporting rules and position limits applicable to designated contract markets such as Henry Hub futures contracts offered by the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).

June 16, 2009