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NOAA Instrument

Measures the

Suns Energy

Output

Italian Power

Futures Now

Traded on EEX

NYSE: ICE Acquires

NYSE Euronext

Argus Expands

North American

Sulphur Data

Data Deluge and the Dread

of Latency
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Editors Letter .4

A discussion of trends in the electricity market pertaining to

private and disintegrated electric utilities could fill a long

research paper crammed with complex, industry-specific

jargon like vertical integration,restructuring,

unbundling,and market mechanisms.Comparativeanalysis of rates and the reliability of systems and services

before and after are certainly relevant topics, but for now, I

will resort to discussing only a tiny part of the otherwise

overwhelming, gigantic topic of deregulation and

disintegration in the electric power industry.

Power Markets .....................................................................6

Italian Power Futures Traded for the First Time on EEXFirst Trade Registered in Romanian Power Futures on EEXThe ISO Board of Governors Approves Western Energy Imbalance

Market Design

ICE Futures U.S. Lists New U.S. Power FuturesMISO Launches Results of First Multi-Period Monthly Financial

Transmission Rights AuctionArgus European Electricity Discontinues EFA CodesPlatts Changes Methodology for M2MS Power AssessmentPlatts Proposes to Change European Power Day-Ahead ClosePlatts Transitions to Gregorian CalendarArgus European Electricity Updates Codes in EFA Category

Fossil Fuel Markets ...............................................................9

Argus Adds Assessments to Argus DeWitt Chinese Benzene DailyArgus Updates Argus DeWitt Chinese Benzene and DerivativesArgus Adds New NGL Americas AssessmentsArgus Adds New Propane Assessments to DPG and DPGUS Files Argus Adds New Natural Gas Assessments for FloridaArgus Adds New Swap Singapore AssessmentsArgus Introduces Argus Russian MTBE DataPlatts Launches Zeebrugge Day-Ahead Flow Date CodesPlatts Launches Daily Caribbean-East VLCC AssessmentsPlatts Confirms Launch of Black Sea-Mediterranean AssessmentPlatts Confirms Launch of Clean Baltic-UKC AssessmentPlatts Confirms Launch of UKC-West Africa AssessmentPlatts Confirms Launch of USGC FOB Naphtha AssessmentQuality-Specific Natural Gas Products Launched in PEGASDalian Commodity Exchange Lists New Coal and Iron Ore

Contracts for TradeGenscape Launches Canadian Crude Oil Production Forecast

ICE Futures Europe Adds Oil and Natural Gas Futures and OptionsNew Petroleum Futures Available on CME Globex NYMEX Permits Block Trading in New Natural Gas FuturesNYMEX Permits Block Trading in New Petroleum FuturesNYMEX Adds a Fourth Trade at Settlement Contract Month for

Select ProductsEIA Releases a New Monthly Drilling Productivity ReportArgus Discontinues an LNG AssessmentArgus Discontinues Two Coal AssessmentsChanges to Argus Coal Daily AssessmentsNYMEX Delists Three Natural Gas Futures ContractsArgus Announces Changes to JJ&A Global Methanol ReportArgus Changes Gasoline Descriptions

Argus Adds Averages to DeWitt Fuels and Octane ReportPlatts Changes Methodology for M2MS Gas AssessmentPlatts Changes Methodology for PFC Natural Gas AssessmentPlatts Requests Comments on Singapore Gasoline Parcel SizeICE Brent Transitions to Month-Ahead Expiry CalendarNYMEX Updates Information about Ten New Natural Gas Fixed

Price Futures Contracts

Agriculture, Forestry, and Metal Markets ........................... 17

Argus Introduces FMB North American Sulphur and Sulphuric

Acid DataPlatts Introduces Daily Low Alumina 58%-Fe Iron Ore Assessment

Platts Creates Three Weekly Price Assessments for Russian

Market SteelEnergy and Metals Swaps on CME SEFDalian Commodity Exchange Lists New Soybean, Corn, and Egg

Contracts for TradeDCE to Amend DCE Egg Futures ContractPlatts Proposes to Update Japan Bulk Alloys Price AssessmentsNCDEX Modifies Contract Specifications for Steel Long Futures

ContractsArgus Adjusts Weekly North American Fertilizer SeriesCME Group Amends Grain and Oilseed Calendar Spread OptionsLME Clear Partners with DTCC to Provide Trade Reporting Service

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives and Dalian Commodity Exchange

Extend Their Partnership Agreement for a Further Three Years

Environmental Markets and Weather Services ................... 21

NOAA Launches a New Instrument to Measure the Suns Energy

OutputMarine Weather Forecasts Now Available from AccuWeatherICE Suspends ICE ERU Futures

AccuWeather Acquires Sky Motion Research Inc.

FX, Interest Rates, Credit, and Equity Indexes .................... 23

Deutsche Brse Announces Launch of Xetra Release 14.0Deutsche Brse Introduces Four New ETFsStrate and Clearstream Launch a Centralized Collateral

Management Service for South Africas Financial MarketNew SPDR Equity Index Launched on XetraCME Introduces New Offerings on Three-Month Eurodollar

FuturesCME Group Introduces Eurodollar Three-Year Weekly Mid-Curve

OptionsCME Group Approves Block Trading in E-Mini NASDAQ

Biotechnology Index FuturesNadex Adds EUR/GBP and AUD/JPY Forex PairsEBS Direct Launches Commercial ServiceLCH.Clearnets ForexClear Launches Buy-Side Clearing of FX

DerivativesNYSE Euronext U.S. Options to Begin Trading Options on TWTRCME Group Expands Listings of Contract Months for Standard and

Mid-Curve Eurodollar OptionsDeutsche Brse Purchases a Minority Stake in GMEX GroupMIAX Options Exchange Enters Information Sharing Agreement

with JSE of South Africa


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Other Matters .................................................................... 30

Cantor Fitzgerald and LCH.Clearnet Launch Europes First

Centrally Cleared OTC CFDBarchart Launches Mobile Version of Market Data and

Commodities Trading PlatformBarchart Announces Strategic Alerts for Stocks, Futures and

IndicesMarkit and Bloomberg Announce Cross-Distribution Deal for EDM

ServicesDGCX to List Plastic Futures ContractNYSE: ICE to Acquire Singapore Mercantile ExchangeNYSE: ICE Acquires NYSE EuronextClearstream and the Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation

Cooperate on Collateral ManagementMarketPrizm Provides Market Data and Order Entry Services to

DGCXMCX and Dalian Commodity Exchange Sign MOUCFFEX and NASDAQ OMX Sign MOUDelays on NOS Merger and EMIR Application Process

Monthly Market Analysis ................................................... 33

News from Data Vendors ................................................... 36

New Data Reports for ZEMAEPEX SPOT: Power Trading Results in October 2013: Monthly

Volumes Hit 30 TWhEPEX SPOT Publishes Q & A on Negative Prices PEGAS: Strong Increase of Spot and Futures Volumes in OctoberEPEX SPOT and Swissgrid Prepare for Market Coupling on Swiss

BordersArgus Launches Turkish Language Energy Market ReportOTC Global Holdings Launches Electricity Forward Curves

InDepth 42

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data latency, or the amount of time it takes for data to be

stored or retrieved and the amount of time between data

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Editors Letter

Private and Disintegrated Electric Utilities are Facing a Reversal in Trend

This topic could fill a long research paper crammed with complex, industry-specific jargon like vertical integration,restructuring,

unbundling,and market mechanisms.Comparative analysis of rates and the reliability of systems and services before and

afterare certainly relevant topics, but for now, I will resort to discussing only a tiny part of the otherwise overwhelming, gigantic

topic of deregulation and disintegration in the electric power industry. This is a movement to reverse the disintegration and

privatization of electric utilities.

Liberalization of the North American electricity markets started in the 90s following the liberalization of the natural gas industry. A

very simplified description of deregulation can be summed up as follows: the separation of the power generation side of the

electricity business from transmission and distribution functions, and the subsequent creation of a competitive wholesale market for

power generation. This movement still continues; many markets see new private businesses taking away bits and pieces of old

monopolistic structures. A recent example is the dissolution of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), a New York municipal electric

provider, on July 29, 2013. The LIPA was severely criticized for its poorly managed response to its damaged grid following hurricane

Sandy; wheels were set in motion and, in 2014, LIPA will lose operational control to a publicly traded public service enterprise group

Despite its ups and downs, the North American deregulation process brought in new market participants, many investment

opportunities, and perksparticularly perks for those who stepped onto the trading floors at the dawn of deregulation. A premise

key to the rationale of many supporters of open markets is that the disintegration of monopolistic entities in the energy industry

leads to a reduction in the cost of service, thus lowering the cost of electricity for all consumers and improving market efficiencyoverall. Other economic benefits are business synergies, new industries, and new jobs.

However, there are always two sides to the story; the same goes for this one. Opponents of deregulation have been maintaining a

stronghold throughout all these years. Their barricades have been reinforced with bricks from the Western electricity crisis of 2000-

2001 and the 2003 Northeast blackout. Interestingly, we have recently entered a reversal trend, with previously deregulated and

disintegrated entities being rolled back into centralized structures.

Montana State, for example, is facing a dilemma as it attempts to reverse deregulation efforts. NorthWestern Energy Corp. (NWE) is

attempting to re-purchase hydroelectric generation assets that were once sold to PPL Montana. 11 power plants with 633 MWs of

generation capacity worth $900 million will soon return back to NWE, their original owner, to complete a generation portfolio

sufficient to serve Montanasenergy demands during low load hours (LLH). As NWE has been using third party purchase agreements

and spot markets to meet Montanas LLH energydemands, the return of more reliable hydro power resulting from NWEs purchase

of PPL Montanas hydroelectric generation assets is expected to lower electricity costs for ratepayers. If approved by FERC,

Montanasalmost 15-year deregulation experiment will cease, and the state will once more be reliant upon NWE, a vertically

integrated utility.

Montana is not the only place in North America where the public hopes the electricity business will revert to being controlled by

vertically integrated utilities. Not so long ago, the Canadian province British Columbia unbundled services from the Crown

corporation that was previously meeting the bulk of the provinces demand for energy. BC Hydro followed up on the Liberal

governments call to separate the province's power distribution and generation from transmission services. The British Columbia

Transmission Corporation (BCTC) was formed in 2003 and dissolved in 2010, with its assets and control being returned back to BC

Hydro. The trip down the liberalization path was shorter for British Columbia than it was for Montana, but it had the same end: a

return to vertical integration of services.

There is another movement that poses a threat to private entities in the electric sector. The public is creating a movement to returnpower to the people through municipal control of electric services. Many proponents of municipalization of electric services list as

benefits of this option the lean and mean baseline of many municipalitiesbusiness models, exemption from federal income taxes,

tax-exempt financing, and lower salaries paid to the executive layer of management--all of which effectively reduce ratepayers bills.

The most noticeable instance of the municipalization of electric utilities is in Colorado. The citizens of Boulder city intend to replace

Xcel Energy, a privately-run utility, with a municipal utility. In this case, Boulder city has made this decision not only because of their

cost-saving agenda, but mainly because of their concern for the environment. If successful, concerned Boulder residents will get

what they have been struggling for: the ability to obtain more than 50% of electricity from renewable generation and to reduce GHG

emissions by 50%. Supporters of the revolution expect to do this while simultaneously reducing rates (in comparison to what they

now pay to a privately-run entity) and maintaining or even improving the current level of reliability. Ambitious? It certainly is, to say


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Editor

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Editors Letter

the least. Regardless of Xcels aggressive campaigning, on November 5, 2013, Boulder voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot to

create a municipal electric utility. At this time, Boulder is engaged inregulatory fightingwith the Colorado Public Utilities

Commission over its decision on obtaining the utilitys assets.

Two cities in New Mexico, Santa Fe and Minneapolis, are also on the path to creating municipal utilities. These two cities, being

nowhere near Boulder in their progress towards achieving municipal status, are striving to get electric assets back to the publicdomain.

Amidst many arguments coming from different directions, whether liked or not, de-privatization and disintegration are a part of the

complex and intertwined fabric in the electric industry which began to be woven about 20 years ago.

Olga Gorstenko
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Power Markets

Italian Power Futures Traded for

the First Time on EEX

On October 28, 2013, Italian power futures were traded for

the first time on the European Energy Exchange (EEX). GunvorInternational B.V. and A2A Trading S.r.l. traded 7,200

megawatt hours at a price of 62.25 EUR per MWh, for

delivery in November 2013. Spectron Energy Services Ltd.

brokered the trade.

Italian power futures have been grouped into monthly,

quarterly, and annual settlements that will be cleared by

European Commodity Clearing (ECC).

The graph below shows the settlement prices for 2014 first

quarter French power futures on the EEX. This graph was

created in ZEMA with EEX French power futures data.

Data Source: EEX| Graph created in ZEMA

See the original announcement.

First Trade Registered in

Romanian Power Futures on

EEX

On November 11, 2013, the first trade of Romanian power

futures was registered on the European Energy Exchange

(EEX). The trade was cleared by European Commodity

Clearing (ECC). The 10 MW December 13 trade was priced at

EUR 37.50 per MWh, and the volume amounted to 7,440

MWh.

Italian power futures were launched for the first time on the

EEX in October. The cleared volume in this product now

stands at 36,595 MWh.


The ISO Board of Governors

Approves Western Energy

Imbalance Market Design

On November 7, 2013, the ISO Board of Governors approved

the design structure for a California Independent SystemOperator Corporations energy imbalance market (EIM). The

goal of the EIM is to allow western grid operators to

participate in a real-time energy market that enhances grid

reliability and responsiveness. The market is expected to go

live on October 1, 2014.

The ISO has worked with their first EIM partner, PacifiCorp, to

prepare the market. PacifiCorp controls two balancing

authorities covering portions of six states, including

California, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho.

The EIM will enable PacifiCorp and ISO customers to benefit

from frequent dispatching of EIM participating resources,

which is based upon economic bids.


ICE Futures U.S. Lists New U.S.

Power Futures

Effective on trade date November 18, 2013, ICE Futures U.S.

will list new U.S. power futures contracts for ERCOT, PJM, and

NYISO. See these futures contracts below.

ICE Futures U.S. has postponed listing EIA Financial Weekly

Index futures contracts at this time, as revisions to the

Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Inventory Report

by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) will affect

these futures contracts.

New U.S. Power Futures

ERCOT Daily Load Future

PJM Daily Load Future

NYISO Zone A Day-Ahead Peak Mini Fixed Price Future

NYISO Zone A Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Fixed Price Future

NYISO Zone G Day-Ahead Peak Mini Fixed Price Future

NYISO Zone G Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Fixed Price Future

NYISO Zone J Day-Ahead Peak Mini Fixed Price Future

NYISO Zone J Day-Ahead Off-Peak Mini Fixed Price Future

NYISO Zone C Day-Ahead LBMP Off-Peak Daily Fixed Price

Future

NYISO Zone F Day-Ahead LBMP Peak Daily Fixed Price Future

NYISO Zone F Day-Ahead LBMP Off-Peak Daily Fixed Price

Future

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Power Markets

MISO Launches Results of First

Multi-Period Monthly Financial

Transmission Rights Auction

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

issued the results of its first multi-period monthly auction forfinancial transmission rights (FTRs). The traded contracts

were FTRs for the months of November and December 2013

and January and February 2014. The publication signifies a

substantial increase in both the scope and functionality of the

monthly financial transmission rights market.

See a comprehensive overview of the resultshere.

Argus Discontinues Spanish,

Polish, and Czech Balance of

Year Assessments

Effective November 15, 2013, Argus will discontinue Spanish,

Polish, and Czech balance of year assessments. All associated

assessment codes will be removed from the DAEE folder of

serverftp.argusmedia.com.

View affected assessments here.

Argus European Electricity

Discontinues EFA Codes

Effective October 31, 2013, Argus European Electricity will

stop series with EFA codes in their descriptions. This change

is a result of the UK electricity trading market shifting from

using Electricity Forward Agreement (EFA) timing to

Gregorian calendar timing. Codes with the following

descriptions will be affected:

UK OTC base load EFA year

UK OTC Base load EFA quarter

UK OTC base load EFA season

UK OTC off-peak EFA season UK OTC peak load EFA season

UK OTC peak load EFA quarter

UK OTC Load shape 44 season

EFA Load shape 44 year

Clickherefor more details.

Platts Changes Methodology for

PFC Electricity Assessment

On November 15, 2013, Platts announced that it will make

changes to its assessment calculation methodology for Platts-

ICE Forward Curve Electricity; these changes will become

effective on January 2, 2014. Platts is making these

adjustments because forward power markets have matured

and become significantly more transparent since PFC power

was launched in 2001.

While the methodology will change, subscribers will continue

to receive the same products in the same format as they do

nowthat is, via Platts Market Data.

For detailed information about this methodology update,see

the original announcement.


M2MS Power Assessment


changes to its assessment calculation methodology for M2MS

Power North America (M2MS Power) that will become

effective on January 2, 2014.


to receive the same product in the same format as they donow.

For detailed information about this methodology update,see

the original announcement.

Platts Proposes to Change

European Power Day-Ahead

Close

Effective January 2, 2014, Platts proposes to close all

European and UK electricity day-ahead assessments,including day-ahead plus assessments (day-ahead +1, +2, +3,

+4), at 11 AM London time. The current timestamp closes at

midday London time.

This change in timestamp is proposed to better align Platts

electricity day-ahead assessments with existing trading

practices and upcoming market coupling arrangements.

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Power Markets

Platts Transitions to Gregorian

Calendar

Effective November 1, 2013, Platts revised its methodology

for UK power assessments as a result of the UK power

markets transition from using EFA contracts to Gregorian

calendar contracts.

Platts has also launched assessments of several EFA-

Gregorian gap products, effective November 1, 2013.

See a list of affected assessmentshere.

Argus European Electricity

Updates Codes in EFA

Category

From November 1, 2013 onwards, Argus European Electricity

will implement various code changes. These codes changes

are a response to the transition in UK electricity trading from

using Electricity Forward Agreement (EFA) contracts to using

the Gregorian calendar contracts employed in other

European electricity markets.

In August 2013, many codes were renamed to include EFA

in their descriptions. Two more codes have been added to

this renamed EFA category.

PA-Code Old Description New Description

PA0000273 UK OTC base load

year

UK OTC base load EFA

year

PA0000305 UK OTC peak load

year

UK OTC peak load EFA

year

Several new codes are being phased in from November 1,

2013. As well, existing EFA contract data codes will stop.


Amerex Brokers LLC Applies for

Gas Marketer and Electricity

Retailer Licenses

On November 15, 2013, the Ontario Energy Board announced

that Amerex Brokers LLC has applied for a gas marketerlicense and an electricity retailer license.

A gas marketer license will enable Amerex Brokers LLC to act

as an agent or broker for a gas marketer and/or low-volume

consumer with respect to the sale or offering for sale of

natural gas in Ontario.

An electricity retailer license will enable Amerex Brokers LLC

to act as an agent or broker for a retailer and/or consumer

with respect to the sale or offering for sale of electricity in

Ontario.

The granting of these licenses will be determined by an

employee of the Board.


FERC Authorizes Information

Sharing by Gas Pipelines and

Electric Utilities

On November 15, 2013, the U.S. governments Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final ruleallowing interstate natural gas pipelines and electric

transmission operators to share non-public operational

information to promote the reliability and integrity of their

systems.

This rule authorizes interstate natural gas pipeline and

electric transmission operators to voluntarily share non-

public, operational information. To protect against undue

discrimination and to ensure that shared information remains

confidential, the rule also adopts a No-Conduit Rule that

prohibits recipients of the information from disclosing it to an

affiliate or third party. However, this No-Conduit Rule does

not affect current communications among interstate andintrastate natural gas pipelines.

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Fossil Fuel Markets

Argus Adds Assessments to

Argus DeWitt Chinese Benzene

Daily

Effective November 4, 2013, Argus will add several series

entitled Benzene cfr China (PA-code PA0013149) to the

Argus DeWitt Benzene Daily publication and the dbenzene

data file located in the DATA/Dbenzene folder of server

ftp.argusmedia.com.Argus will also add several month

averages (code PA5001401) from November 30, 2013.

Clickhereto view the affected series.

Argus Updates Argus DeWitt

Chinese Benzene and

Derivatives

Effective November 8, 2013, Argus will add several series

entitled Benzene weekly cfr China (PA-code PA0013150) to

the Argus DeWitt Benzene and Derivatives publication and

the dbenzene data file located in the DATA/Dbenzene folder

of serverftp.argusmedia.com.

Clickhereto view the affected series.

Argus Adds New NGL Americas

Assessments

As of November 11, 2013, Argus introduced new propane

assessments to its DNGL files. The new assessments are as

follows:

PA-Code Description

PA0013161 Propane US to Japan (AUSJ)

export month

PA0013161 Propane US to Japan (AUSJ)

export month

PA0013162 Propane US to Europe (AUSE)

export monthPA0013162 Propane US to Europe (AUSE)

export month


Argus Adds New Propane

Assessments to DPG and

DPGUS Files

Effective November 11, 2013, Argus will add four newpropane assessments to the DPG and DPGUS files in the DLPG

folder of serverftp.argusmedia.com.

PA-Code Time

Stamp

Price Type Description

PA0013161 2 1 Propane US to Japan

(AUSJ) export month

PA0013161 2 2 Propane US to Japan

(AUSJ) export month

PA0013162 2 1 Propane US to Europe

(AUSE) export month

PA0013162 2 2 Propane US to Europe

(AUSE) export month


Argus Adds New Natural Gas

Assessments for Florida

Effective December 2, 2013, Argus will launch several new

monthly natural gas assessments in the Argus Natural Gas

Americas report and data feed. These assessments will be

made available in the dnga data file in the DATA/DNGA folderof serverftp.argusmedia.com.

PA-Code Time

Stamp


PA0013157 2 1 Natural gas hub

Florida Gas zone 2 bid

week


Florida Gas zone 2 bid

week


Florida Gas zone 2

Index bid week


Florida Gas zone 2 no

of trades bid week


Florida Gas zone 2

traded volume bid

week

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Argus Adds New Swap

Singapore Assessments

Effective November 4, 2013, Argus has added Fuel oil HS 380

cst swap Singapore month assessments (code PA0006810) forthree months forward. Several data codes will be added to

files in the /DAPPR folder of serverftp.argusmedia.com.

Clickhereto view a full list of new assessments.

Argus Introduces Argus Russian

MTBE Data

Effective November 25, 2013, Argus will introduce weekly

Argus (ArgusRussian MTBE) data. New series will be available in the

/DMTBER folder (DMTBER data module) of server

ftp.argusmedia.com every Monday at 6 EST.

PA-Code Time

Stamp


PA0013178 0 1 MTBE fca

Kombinatskaya

PA0013178 0 2 MTBE fca

Kombinatskaya

PA0013179 0 1 MTBE fca Volzhsky

PA0013179 0 2 MTBE fca Volzhsky

PA0013180 0 1 MTBE fca Kosyakovka

PA0013180 0 2 MTBE fca Kosyakovka

PA0013181 0 1 TAME fca

Novokujbyshevskaya

PA0013181 0 2 TAME fca

Novokujbyshevskaya

PA0013182 0 1 MMA fca Volzhsky

PA0013182 0 2 MMA fca Volzhsky


Platts Launches Zeebrugge Day-

Ahead Flow Date Codes

On November 4, 2013, Platts launched Zeebrugge Day-Ahead

Flow Date codes; the price is assessed in pence/therm and

converted to Euro per MWh with currency rates taken from

the previous close. The sequence combines existing trade

date prices for Zeebrugge Day-Ahead, weekends, and

holidays into a single sequence covering 365 days a year

under one code.


Platts Launches Daily

Caribbean-East VLCC

Assessments

On November 4, 2013, Platts launched daily assessments for

three large crude carrier routes loading out of the Caribbean.

These new assessments reflect 270,000 crude oil cargoes on

routes from the Caribbean to Singapore, China, and the west

coast of India. The assessments will reflect VLCCs carrying

Colombian Castilla Blend, Venezuelan Merey 16, Mexicos

Maya, Brazils Marlim, and Roncador grades to Singapore,

China, and the west coast of India.

Platts new assessments reflect the increase in crude tanker

activity on these routes.


Platts Confirms Launch of Black

Sea-Mediterranean Assessment

On November 4, 2013, Platts confirmed that it will launch

daily assessments for a Black-Sea Mediterranean route

reflecting 140,000 mt crude cargoes.

The introduction of this assessment reflects the frequency oflarger cargo sizes on this route.

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Platts Confirms Launch of Clean

Baltic-UKC Assessment


daily assessments for a Baltic-UKC route reflecting 30,000 mt

clean, refined product cargoes.

The introduction of this assessment reflects the increased

frequency of clean products transported of this size, from the

Baltic region, and along this route.


Platts Confirms Launch of UKC-

West Africa Assessment


new daily assessments for a UK Continent-West Africa route

reflecting 60,000 mt clean, refined product cargoes.

The introduction of this assessment reflects the increased

frequency of clean products transported of this cargo size and

along this route over the past several years.


Platts Confirms Launch of USGCFOB Naphtha Assessment

On January 2, 2014, Platts will introduce a new FOB naphtha

assessment for cargoes loading at US Gulf Coast terminals on

an FOB basis.

The assessment will be published as an outright price in both

U.S. dollars per metric ton and cents per gallon to allow for

efficient comparison between U.S. pipeline and export

markets. The assessment will reflect the value of a 250,000

barrel (plus or minus 5%) cargo loading 7-21 days forward

from the date of publication.

For further information about this assessment,see the

original announcement.

Quality-Specific Natural Gas

Products Launched in PEGAS

Effective October 1, 2013, PEGAS launched the trade of

quality-specific natural gas products on the natural gas spotmarket of EEX, including high-calorific (H-gas) and low-

calorific natural gas (L-gas) for both GASPOOL and

NetConnect Germany (NCG).

A volume of 1,728 MWh was traded in the new products. Of

that, 1,704 MWh L-gas has been traded for delivery in the

GASPOOL market area of Germany and 24 MWh L-gas for

delivery in the NetConnect Germany market area. There are

33 registered participants who can conduct trading in quality-

specific products.

See theoriginal announcement.

Dalian Commodity Exchange

Lists New Coal and Iron Ore

Contracts for Trade

On November 15, 2013, the Dalian Commodity Exchange

listed several new contracts for trade: a coke 1411 contract, a

coking coal 1411 contract, an LLDPE 1411 contract, a PVC

1411 contract, and an iron ore 1411 contract.

The benchmark listing prices of the contracts are as follows:

Contract Benchmark Listing Price

J1411 Contract RMB 1,635/ton

JM1411 Contract RMB 1,165/ton

L1411 Contract RMB 10,670/ton

V1411 Contract RMB 6,450/ton

I1411 Contract RMB 945/ton


Genscape Launches Canadian

Crude Oil Production Forecast

On November 12, 2013, Genscape launched a Canadian

Crude Oil Production forecast. The three-year forecast will

help analysts understand the impact of increasing production

in the Canadian oil sands and other conventional or

unconventional production areas, enabling them to perform

internal analysis and improve the accuracy of their

productions.

See original announcement.
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ICE Futures Europe introduced 27 additional futures and

options contracts. Contracts are apportioned into twenty oilfutures, four oil options and three natural gas liquid futures.

These new futures and options contracts will be listed on the

ICE trading platform and cleared by ICE Clear Europe. Trading

will commence on Monday, November 18, 2013.

New futures and options contracts include:

Physical Code Contract Name

ABF Butane, Argus Far East Index

Future

ABR Butane, Argus CIF ARA Future

ABS Butane, Argus Saudi CP Future

ARH Argus LLS Average Price Option

DPX-DRB Dubai 1st

Line (Platts) Balmo

Mini Future

CAT Fuel Oil 1% FOB New Cargoes

(Platts) Mini Future

DFJ Diesel 10ppm FOB Rotterdam

Barges (Platts) vs Gasoil 1st

Line

Mini Future

NJM Naphtha C+F Japan (Platts)

Mini Future

NPV-NQZ Naphtha C+F Japan (Platts)

Balmo Mini Future

SMV Singapore Mogas 92 Unleaded(Platts) Mini Future

SMH Singapore Mogas 95 Unleaded


SMY Singapore Mogas 97 Unleaded


ZKU-ZLY Singapore Mogas 92 Unleaded

(Platts) Balmo Future

ZLZ-ZND Singapore Mogas 95 Unleaded


ZNE-ZOI Singapore Mogas 97 Unleaded


NSM Singapore Naphtha (Platts)Mini Future

SOY Soybean Oil Penultimate Day

1st

Line Future


New Petroleum Futures

Available on CME Globex

Effective on trade date Monday, November 18, 2013, the

New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) will introduce three

new petroleum futures contracts for trading on CME Globex,

the NYMEX trading floor. Contracts will be submitted for

clearing through CME ClearPort. The futures will be financially

settled.

New futures contracts include:

Contract Commodity

Code

Chapter

Mini Gasoline Euro-bob

Oxy NWE Barges

(Argus) BALMO Futures

MEB 1239

Mini RBOB Gasoline vs.Gasoline Euro-bob Oxy

NWE Barges (Argus)

Balmo Futures

MXR 1242

Mini RBOB Gasoline vs.

Gasoline Euro-bob Oxy

NWE Barges (Argus)

Futures

MXB 1243


ICE Futures Europe Adds Oil

and Natural Gas Futures and

Options
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NYMEX Permits Block Trading

in New Natural Gas Futures

On trade date Monday, November 11, 2013, NYMEX

permitted block trading on ten new financially settled natural

gas fixed price futures contracts at a minimum trading block

of 25 contracts.

Product Title

Kern River Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price futures

Center Point Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price futures

Malin Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price futures

Columbia Gulf, Mainline Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed

Price futures

NGPL STX Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price futures

Demarc Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price futures

Sumas Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price futures

Ventura Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price futures

ANR, Louisiana Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price futures

ANR, Oklahoma Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price

futures

The graph below shows a forward curve of Centerpoint

natural gas futures contracts on NYMEX, as well the change in

prices from month to month. This graph was created in ZEMA

from NYMEX Future Settlements data. Forecast date:

November 15, 2013.

Data Source: NYMEX| Graph created in ZEMA


NYMEX Permits Block Trading

in New Petroleum Futures

On trade date Monday, November 18, 2013, NYMEX

permitted block trading on three new petroleum futures

contracts at a minimum trading block of 5 contracts.

Product Title

Mini Gasoline Euro-bob Oxy NWE Barges (Argus) BALMO

futures

Mini RBOB Gasoline vs. Gasoline Euro-bob Oxy NWE Barges

(Argus) BALMO futures

Mini RBOB Gasoline vs. Gasoline Euro-bob Oxy NWE Barges

(Argus) futures


NYMEX Adds a Fourth Trade at

Settlement Contract Month for

Select Products

Effective for trade date Monday, November 18, 2013, NYMEX

will add a fourth trade at settlement (TAS) contract month for

the products listed below. These products are available on

CME Globex and Open Outcry and are available for

submission for clearing on CME ClearPort.

Code

Clearing/Globex

Title Current

Listing

Schedule

New Listing

Schedule (as

of 11/18/13

CLT/CLT Crude Oil 1st, 2nd, 3rd,

and 7th

months

1st, 2nd, 3rd,

and 4th

months

NGT/NGT Natural Gas 1st, 2nd,

and 3rd

months

1st, 2nd, 3rd,

and 4th

months

HOT/HOT NY Harbor

ULSD

Futures

1st, 2nd,

and 3rd

months

1st, 2nd, 3rd,

and 4th

monthsRBT/RBT RBOB

Gasoline

Futures

1st, 2nd,

and 3rd

months

1st, 2nd, 3rd,

and 4th

months

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EIA Releases a New Monthly

Drilling Productivity Report

On October 22, 2013, the U.S. Energy Information

Administration (EIA) released the initial edition of a new

monthly Drilling Productivity Report(DPR) to provide region-

specific insights into oil and natural gas drilling rig efficiency,

new well productivity, existing well decline rates, and overall

oil and natural gas production trends. The DPR will cover six

regions in the U.S.; from 2011-2012, these six regions

accounted for 90% of domestic oil production growth and

virtually all U.S. domestic natural gas production growth.


Argus Discontinues an LNG

Assessment

Effective October 31, 2013, Argus will stop the LNG

assessment below. This assessment is located in the DLNG

folder of serverftp.argusmedia.com.

PA-Code Time

Stamp


PA5000584 21 4 Ctr Appalachia Broker

Index NYMEX Spc

monthly avg


Argus Discontinues Two Coal

Assessments

Effective October 31, 2013, Argus will stop two coal

assessments: Central Appalachia Broker Index NYMEX Spec

month (PA-code PA0002617) and Central Appalachia Broker

Index NYMEX Spec quarter (PA-code PA0002618). These

assessments are located in the DCOAL folder of server

ftp.argusmedia.com.


Changes to Argus Coal Daily

Assessments

Effective October 31, 2013, Argus will stop several coal

assessments (PA codes PA0002617, PA0002618, PA0002619,

PA0002620, PA0002621, PA0002622, PA0002623, and

PA0002624) located in the DCDR folder of server

ftp.argusmedia.com.

PA-Code Time

Stamp


PA0002617 21 4 Central Appalachia

Broker Index NYMEX

Spec month

PA0002618 21 4 Central Appalachia

Broker Index NYMEX

Spec quarter

PA0002619 21 4 CSX Broker Index


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NYMEX Delists Three Natural

Gas Futures Contracts

On November 18, 2013, NYMEX delisted three natural gas

futures contracts. As a result of this delisting, information

regarding these contracts has been deleted from the product

rule chapters listed below.

Product Name Clearing

Code

Rule Chapter

Questar Natural Gas

(Platts Gas Daily/Platts

IFERC) Index Futures

N8 458

Questar Natural Gas

(Platts Gas Daily) Swing

Futures

C6 749

Questar Natural Gas

(Platts IFERC) BasisFutures

TA 769


Argus Announces Changes to

JJ&A Global Methanol Report

Effective November 30, 2013, Argus will add new month

averages to the JJ&A Global Methanol Report. This applies to

data in the dmethanol files in the DATA/DMethanol folder ofserverftp.argus.media.com.Affected contracts have the

following descriptions:

Methanol ex-works east China domestic Yuan/t

monthly avg

Methanol ex-works east China domestic $/t monthly

avg

Methanol barge US Gulf coast monthly avg

Methanol cfr South Korea monthly avg

Methanol cfr Taiwan monthly avg

Methanol cfr southeast Asia monthly avg

Methanol cfr India west coast monthly avg

Methanol cfr east China monthly avg

Methanol fob US contract month monthly avg

Methanol fob US Gulf coast truck/railcar monthly avg

Methanol fob US northeast coast truck/railcar

monthly avg

Methanol fob US southeast truck/railcar monthly avg

Methanol fob US midcontinent truck/railcar monthly

avg

Methanol ex-works south China domestic Yuan/t

monthly avg

Methanol ex-works south China domestic USD/t

monthly avg.


Argus Changes Gasoline

Descriptions

Effective November 15, 2013, Argus will change descriptions

for the following series in Argus U.S. Products. These codes

appear in the dphs and dhp data files of the DUSPR folder on

ftp.argusmedia.com.

PA-Code Current

Descriptions

New Description

PA0008487 Gasoline 84 AZ/NV

Kinder/Morgan H

Month

Gasoline 84 suboctane

LA month

PA0002348 Gasoline 84 conv

Portland month

Gasoline 84 suboctane

Portland month


Argus Adds Averages to DeWitt

Fuels and Octane Report

Effective November 30, 2013, Argus will add the following

new month averages to the Argus DeWitt Fuels and Octane

report. These averages apply to data in the doctane files inthe /DOctane folder of serverftp.argusmedia.com.

PA-Code Time

Stamp

Price

Type

Description

PA5001417 0 1 MTBE fob USGC

monthly avg

PA5001417 0 2 MTBE fob USGC

monthly avg

PA5001418 0 1 MTBE fob Rotterdam

monthly avg

PA5001418 0 2 MTBE fob Rotterdam

monthly avgPA5001419 0 1 MTBE fob Singapore

monthly avg

PA5001419 0 2 MTBE fob Singapore

monthly avg


monthly avg


monthly avg

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Fossil Fuel Markets


M2MS Gas Assessment


changes to its assessment calculation methodology for M2MS

Natural Gas North America (M2MS Gas) that will become

effective on January 2, 2014.

Under this new methodology, PFC Gas will no longer be an

input for M2MS Gas forward curves. Rather, M2MS Gas

curves will be produced by the Platts quantitative team using

ICE data.


to receive the same product in the same format as they do

now.



PFC Natural Gas Assessment


changes to its assessment calculation methodology for Platts-

ICE Forward Curve Natural Gas (PFC Gas) that will become

effective on January 2, 2014. Under this new methodology,

Platts editors will no longer produce editorial assessments

using ICE data; instead, PFC Gas will be derived by the Platts

quantitative team.

Platts is making these changes because forward gas markets

have matured and become significantly more transparent

since PFC gas was launched in 2003.


to receive the same products in the same format as they do

nowthat is, via Platts Market Data.


Platts Requests Comments on

Singapore Gasoline Parcel Size

Between October 31 and November 29, 2013, Platts invites

submissions from parties interested in helping review Platts

assessments of FOB Singapore gasoline 92 RON unleaded, 95

RON unleaded, and 97 RON unleaded. Platts is considering

increasing the typical size of parcels from 50,000 barrels to

100,000 barrels, but Platts welcomes suggestions for

alternative parcel sizes.

Platts occasionally reviews the specifications of all

assessments to ensure that they are representative of the

most tradable grades or sizes. Review processes may result in

changes to the existing specifications of an assessment.View Platts current specifications for Singapore gasoline

assessmentshere.

ICE Brent Transitions to Month-

Ahead Expiry Calendar

ICE Brent announced on November 5, 2013 that it will change

its expiry dates for ICE Brent futures, options, and related

derivative contracts to a month-ahead expiry calendar for

contract months from March 2016 onwards. ICE Brent

futures, options, and derivative contracts in the affected

months will be considered by the exchange to be on the

existing expiry calendar basis until and including settlement

of the expiry calendar implementation date; contracts in the

affected months will be cash-adjusted accordingly.

The expiry calendar for contract months up to and including

February 2016 will remain unchanged.


NYMEX Updates Information

about Ten New Natural GasFixed Price Futures Contracts

Following NYMEXs launch of ten new natural gas fixed price

futures contracts on trade date November 11, 2013, updates

have been made to the corresponding all month/single

month accountability levels (NYMEX Rule 560), initial spot

month position limits (NYMEX Rule 559), reportable levels

(NYMEX Rule 561), and spot month aggregation allocations

for these new contracts.

Additional administrative amendments were made to theaggregation allocations of 19 existing natural gas futures

contracts that were affected by the launch of the new

contracts.

See the original announcement for a list of updates.
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Agriculture, Forestry, and Metal Markets

Argus Introduces FMB North

American Sulphur and Sulphuric

Acid Data

Effective November 14, 2013, Argus introduced FMB North

American Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid data to the DSNA data

module. Several of these series previously ran in the DFNA

data module and were moved over to this new data file as of

the same date. The data will be published every Thursday at

23:00 EST.

New series will have the following descriptions: Sulphur dry

bulk fob Vancouver, Sulphur molten cfr Tampa quarter,

Sulphur dry bulk fob US Gulf quarter, Sulphur dry bulk fob US

West coast, Sulphur molten bulk fob USGC quarter, Sulphur

molten bulk fob US Midwest quarter, Sulphur molten del

lower Atlantic quarter, Sulphuric acid cfr US import, Sulphuric

acid del low Atlantic quarter, Sulphuric acid del New Orleansquarter, Sulphuric acid del US Midwest quarter, and Sulphur

dry bulk fob US Gulf spot.


Platts Introduces Daily Low

Alumina 58%-Fe Iron Ore

Assessment

On December 9, 2013, Platts will launch a new daily 58%-Fe

iron ore assessment. This assessment specifies low alumina58%-Fe spot trades containing 1.5% alumina, 5.5% silica,

0.05% phosphorus, 0.02% sulfur, and 8% moisture. This

assessment will be in $/dry mt, from CFR main Chinese ports,

and normalized to Qingdao in North China.

The graph below shows historical prices of aluminum and

aluminum alloys. This graph was created in ZEMA from LME

official prices data.

Data Source: LME| Graph created in ZEMA


Platts Creates Three Weekly

Price Assessments for Russian

Market Steel

Platts will increase its EMEA market coverage by launching

new Russian steel assessments. On November 29, 2013,

Platts will launch three weekly price assessments for hot-

rolled coil and hot-rolled sheet and rebar that is carriage paid

to Moscow. These new assessments present the Rubles/mt

value on the Friday of each week, excluding UK public

holidays, when prices will be assessed on the nearest

preceding business day.

See the original announcement

Energy and Metals Swaps onCME SEF

Effective on trade date Monday, November 11, 2013, the

Swap Execution Facility Division of the Chicago Mercantile

Exchange, Inc. (CME SEF) will l ist two cleared swap contracts

for trading: a U.S. Midwest Busheling Ferrous Scrap (AMM)

swap contract and a Transco Zone 6 Natural Gas (Platts IFERC

fixed price swap contract.

Contract

Title

Commodity

Code

Chapter Contract Size

U.S.Midwest

Busheling

Ferrous

Scrap

(AMM)

Swap

BUW CME SwapExecution

Facility

Rulebook

Chapter

10

20 Gross Tons

Transco

Zone 6

Natural Gas

(Platts

IFERC)

Fixed PriceSwap

XZW CME Swap

Execution

Facility

Rulebook

Chapter

11

2,500 million

British thermal

units (MMBtu)

See a complete list of contract titles, commodity codes, rule

chapters, and specificationshere.
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Agriculture, Forestry, and Metal Market


Lists New Soybean, Corn, and

Egg Contracts for Trade


listed several new contracts for trade: a no. 1 soybeans 1505

contract, a no. 2 soybeans 1411 contract, a corn 1411

contract, a soybean meal 1411 contract, an RBD palm olein

1411 contract, a soybean oil 1411 contract, and an egg 1411

contract.

The benchmark listing prices of the contracts are as follows:

Contract Benchmark Listing Price

A1505 Contract RMB 4,414/ton

B1411 Contract RMB 4,030/tonC1411 Contract RMB 2,369/ton

M1411 Contract RMB 3,145/ton

P1411 Contract RMB 6,360/ton

Y1411 Contract RMB 7,246/ton

JD1411 Contract RMB 4,342/500 kg

The graph below shows CMEs soybean settlement prices

compared to actual precipitation levels for Peoria, IL, a major

soybean production area. This graph was generated in ZEMA.

Data Source: CME| Graph created in ZEMA


DCE to Amend DCE Egg

Futures Contract


announced that the DCE Egg Futures Contracthas been

approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Having been approved and reported to the CSRC, DCE

releases the information and related amendments to the

public. The amendments include the Amendment of DCE

Trading Rules, the Amendment of DCE Settlement Rules, and

the Amendment of DCE Risk Management Rules, among

others. The contract came into effect as of its listing day.


Platts Proposes to Update Japan

Bulk Alloys Price Assessments

As of November 20, 2013, Platts invites comments on a

proposal to amend the specifications and methodologies for

two of its CIF Japan bulk alloys price assessments. These

proposed changes are a response to changing market

patterns; historically, these assessments have specified

Chinese-origin material, but new ferrosilicon producers are

emerging outside of China. In the case of silicomanganese,

imports from China have essentially ceased.

Platts proposes to also update published specifications for

the CIF Japan price assessments for ferrosilicon and

silicomanganese to reflect market trends. Platts desires to

implement these specification and methodology changes on

January 30, 2014.

To see Platts proposal,see the original announcement.

NCDEX Modifies Contract

Specifications for Steel LongFutures Contracts

On November 19, 2013, the National Commodity and

Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) modified contract

specifications for steel long futures contracts. Currently, steel

long futures contracts expiring in November 2013 and

December 2013 are available for trading. Contracts expiring

in November 2013 will continue to be traded as per existing

contract specifications. Modifications, though, will be

applicable for all contracts expiring in December 2013 and

thereafter. Contracts expiring between December 2013 and

March 2014 are available for trading from November 21,

2013 with revised contract specifications.

For a list of contract modifications, see the original

announcement.
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Argus Adjusts Weekly North

American Fertilizer Series

Argus has announced it will be moving several series from

Argus FMB Weekly North American Fertilizer to Argus FMB

North American Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid. The series will be

available in the DSNA data module as of November 14, 2013.

The affected series are as follows:

PA-Code Price Type Description

PA000985

0

1 Sulphur dry bulk fob US Gulf

quarter

PA000985

0


quarter

PA000985

0


quarter

PA001081

6

1 Sulphur dry bulk fob US West

coast

PA001081

6


coast

PA001081

6


coast

PA001081

7

1 Sulphur molten bulk fob USGC

quarter

PA001081

7


quarter

PA001081

7


quarter

PA001081

8

1 Sulphur molten bulk fob US

Midwest quarterPA001081

8


Midwest quarter

PA001081

8


Midwest quarter

PA001081

9

1 Sulphur molten del lower

Atlantic quarter

PA001081

9


Atlantic quarter

PA001081

9


Atlantic quarter

PA001082

1

1 Sulphuric acid del low Atlantic

quarterPA001082

1


quarter

PA001082

1


quarter

PA001082

2

1 Sulphuric acid del New Orleans

quarter

PA001082

2


quarter

PA001082

2


quarter

PA001082 1 Sulphuric acid del US Midwest

PA-Code Price Type Description

3 quarter

PA001082

3

2 Sulphuric acid del US Midwest

quarter

PA001082

3

8 Sulphuric acid del US Midwest

quarter


CME Group Amends Grain and

Oilseed Calendar Spread

Options

On November 11, 2013, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)

listed several new non-consecutive grain and oilseed calendar

spread options (CSOs). As a result, CME Group has published

single month/all month limits, reporting levels, and singlemonth/all month aggregation allocations for these new CSOs.

The spread options listed below have been updated:

Contract Name Rule Chapter Commodity

Code

Corn Calendar Spread

OptionsMAR-JUL

10J 7CC

Corn Calendar Spread

OptionsMAR-DEC

10J 3CC

Soybean Calendar Spread

OptionsJan-MAR

11E S8C

Soybean Calendar SpreadOptionsMAR-NOV

11E SC0


OptionsJUL-JUL

11E SC1


OptionsNOV-MAR

11E SC3


OptionsAUG-DEC

12B OC4

Soybean Oil Calendar

Spread OptionsSEP-DEC

12B OC5

Soybean Oil Calendar

Spread OptionsDEC-JUL

12B OC3

Soybean Meal CalendarSpread OptionsAUG-DEC

13B SM4

Soybean Meal Calendar

Spread OptionsSEP-DEC

13B SM5

Soybean Meal Calendar

Spread OptionsDEC-JUL

13B SM3

Wheat Calendar Spread

OptionsMAR-JUL

14D CW3

See CMEs updates here.
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LME Clear Partners with DTCC

to Provide Trade Reporting

Service

On November 21, 2013, LME Clear announced that it has

selected the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation(DTCC), an approved trade repository, as its strategic partner

for a new LME reporting service: LMEwire.

LMEwire will be available by February 12, 2014the

confirmed start date for the reporting obligation of all asset

classes as specified by the European Market Infrastructure

Regulation (EMIR). LMEwire will enable LME Clears members

and their clients to comply with new EMIR mandates. LME

Clear will be able to transpose and transport all relevant

exchange-traded data from LMEs matching system,

LMEsmart, directly to DTCCs trade repository, eliminating the

need for members to process this data themselves. LMEmembers will also be able to file OTC transaction data using

LMEwire.


Bursa Malaysia Derivatives and


Extend Their Partnership

Agreement for a Further Three

Years

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives and the Dalian Commodity

Exchange signed a new three-year partnership agreement at

the eighth annual China International Oils and Oilseeds

Conference.

This partnership continues to promote hedging of exchange

traded futures (ETFs) among future market oil and oilseed

participants worldwide.

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Environmental Markets and Weather Services

NOAA Launches a New

Instrument to Measure the Suns

Energy Output

On November 19, 2013, an instrument that measures the

suns energy output was launched on the U.S. Air Forces

Space Test Program Satellite-3. The instrument, called theTotal Solar Irradiance Calibration Transfer Experiment (TCTE),

will orbit the sun and measure the suns total energy output.

These measurements will be used to help determine how

solar changes influence the Earths climate.

The TCTE instrument is funded by the U.S. Governments

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);

specifically, it is funded by NOAAs next-generation Joint

Polar Satellite System (JPSS). NOAAs mission is to understand

and predict changes in the Earths environment and to

conserve and manage coastal and marine resources.

The graph below shows NOAAs measurements of sea level

pressure off the coast of California during the month of

November.

Data Source: NOAA| Graph created in ZEMA


WSI Introduces New Weather

Platform, Weather FX Response

On November 20, 2013, Weather Services International (WSI)

announced the launch of WeatherFX Response, their newinteractive, executive dashboard. WeatherFX Response

enables users to assess weather perils impacting a number of

households, identify widespread areas that have a substantial

risk of receiving elemental damage up to three days in

advance, set up e-mail and text messaging alerts for mobile

devices when critical business thresholds are reached,

monitor real-time weather radar and social media feeds, and

proactively text message or e-mail policy holders in an

impacted area by circling a geographic region.


EPA Releases Greenhouse Gas

Emissions Data

On October 23, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) released its third year of greenhouse gas data.

This data details carbon pollution emissions and trendsbroken down by industrial sector, greenhouse gas,

geographic region, and individual facility. The data highlights

a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions as more U.S. utilities

switch to cleaner-burning natural gas.

Data from 2012 shows that in the two years since reporting

began, emissions from power plants have decreased by ten

percent due to a switch from coal to natural gas for electricity

generation. Fossil-fuel fired power plants remain the largest

source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.


Marine Weather Forecasts Now

Available from AccuWeather

On November 21, 2013, AccuWeather announced that

marine weather forecasts are now available online and within

their suite of mobile applications. AccuWeathers acquisition

of Bluefin Engineering applications and Sky Motion enabled

the expansion of their minute-by-minute forecasting

technology.

AccuWeather marine weather forecasts are available for the

United States, Europe, and Australia.

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Environmental Markets and Weather Servic

ICE Adds U.S. Environmental

Futures and Options

Effective on trade date November 18, 2013, ICE Futures U.S.

will list many new U.S. environmental futures and options

contracts. ICE Futures U.S. has postponed listing EIA Financial

Weekly Index futures contracts at this time, as revisions to

the Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Inventory

Report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) will

affect these futures contracts.

New U.S. Environmental Futures and Options

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative FutureVintage 2014

Option on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Future

Vintage 2014

New Jersey Solar Renewable Energy Certificate Future

Vintage 2016


Vintage 2017


Vintage 2018

Option on New Jersey Solar Renewable Energy Certificate

FutureVintage 2013


FutureVintage 2014


FutureVintage 2015


FutureVintage 2016

Option on New Jersey Solar Renewable Energy CertificateFutureVintage 2017


FutureVintage 2018

Option on New Jersey Compliance Renewable Energy

Certificate Class 1 Future

Option o

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