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ICE Futures U.S.

British Columbia Low Carbon Fuel Standard (OPIS) 1st Line Future

Description

A monthly cash settled future based on the OPIS daily assessment price for British Columbia Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Credits.

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
Biofuel Futures
Trading Screen Hub Name
BC LCFS (OPIS) 1L
Contract Symbol
BCS
Contract Size
100 metric tons
Unit of Trading
Any multiple of 100 metric tons
Currency
Canadian Dollars and cents
Trading Price Quotation
The price quotation convention shall be twenty-five cents (C$0.25) per metric ton. One LCFS Credit is equal to one metric ton.
Settlement Price Quotation
One cent (C$0.01) per metric ton
Minimum Price Fluctuation
One cent (C$0.01) per metric ton
Last Trading Day
Last Trading Day of the contract month
Floating Price
In respect of daily settlement, the Floating Price will be determined by ICE using price data from a number of sources including spot, forward and derivative markets for both physical and financial products.
Final Settlement
In respect of the final settlement, the Floating Price will be a price in CAD and cents per LCFS Credit based on the average of the “Average” quotations appearing in the “OPIS Biofuels Daily Report” under the heading “Low Carbon Fuel Standards” subheading “British Columbia Low Carbon Fuel Standards” and “British Columbia LCFS Credit” (Unit: C$/mt) for each business day (as specified below) in the determination period.
Contract Series
Up to 72 consecutive months, or as otherwise determined by the Exchange
Final Payment Date
Two Clearing House Business Days following the Last Trading Day
Business Days
OPIS Carbon Market Report Business Days
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
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

Sunday Pre-Open 5:40 PM ET; Closed on Saturday

Codes

Clearing Admin Name
Am Ref mt CAD
Physical
BCS
Logical
BCS
GMI (FC)
ION A.C.N.
Symbol Code
BCS