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ICE Futures Europe

Permian WTI / Brent Futures Spread

Description

The ICE Permian WTI/Brent Futures Spread allows you to trade the spread between ICE Permian WTI Futures and Brent Futures. Trading a position in the spread results in two separate positions in the underlying futures legs i.e. a long position in ICE Permian WTI Futures and a short position in ICE Brent Futures.

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
Midland/Brent Futures Spr
Trading Screen Hub Name
Midland WTI/North Sea
Trading Hours
GMT* Open 01:00 (23.00 on Sundays) Close 23:00.

EST Hours Open 20:00 (18:00 on Sundays) Close: 18:00 the following day.

CST Hours Open 19:00 (17:00 on Sundays) Close: 17:00 the following day.

Singapore Hours Open 09:00 (07:00 on Monday mornings) close 07:00 the next day.

*An Exchange Circular will be issued in advance of the UK switch from GMT to BST and further US switch to and from DST to confirm the altered market opening and closing times.
Unit of Trading
1 Lot is 1,000 barrels (42,000 US gallons).

Buying 1 ICE Permian WTI-Brent Futures Spread Lot results in a 1 Lot buy of Permian WTI and 1 Lot Sell of Brent
Quotation
The contract price is in US Dollars and cents per barrel
Minimum Price Fluctuation
One cent ($0.01) per barrel
Maximum Price Fluctuation
There are no limits
Clearing
The Clearing House guarantees financial performance of all ICE Futures contracts registered with it by its clearing members. All ICE Futures Member companies are either members of the Clearing House or have a clearing agreement with a Member who is a member of the Clearing House.
Contract Series
Up to 30 consecutive months forward plus additional June and December contracts out to the end of the futures curve of the two underlying contracts (Permian and Brent)
Position Limit
Terms are deferred to the contracts referenced by the leg markets.
Last Trading Day
ICE Permian WTI Futures

Trading in the current delivery month shall cease at the end of the designated settlement period on the third Business Day prior to the twenty-fifth calendar day of the month preceding the delivery month. If the twenty-fifth calendar day of the month is a Non-Business Day, trading shall cease at the end of the designated settlement period on the third Business Day prior to the last Business Day preceding the twenty-fifth calendar day.

Brent Futures

Trading shall cease at the end of the designated settlement period on the last Business Day of the second month preceding the relevant contract month (e.g. the March contract month will expire on the last Business Day of January).

If the day on which trading is due to cease would be either: (i) the Business Day preceding Christmas Day, or (ii) the Business Day preceding New Year’s Day, then trading shall cease on the next preceding Business Day
Settlement
Trading the ICE Permian WTI-Brent Futures Spread will result in two separate positions in the underlying futures markets for Permian WTI and Brent. The settlement of each leg will be respective expiry of the Permian WTI and WTI futures contracts as made public by ICE Futures Europe.
MIC Code
IFEU
Clearing Venues
ICEU

Trading Hours

CityTradingPre-Open
New York8:00 PM - 6:00 PM*
20:00 - 18:00

London1:00 AM - 11:00 PM*
01:00 - 23:00

Singapore8:00 AM - 6:00 AM*
08:00 - 06:00

*Next Day

Markets open at 18:00 ET on Sundays.

Codes

Clearing Admin Name
Perm/Brent Spr
Physical
Logical
GMI (FC)
ION A.C.N.
Symbol Code