With reference to Exchange and Clearing Information no 30/18 on the suspension of all freight contracts on July 12, 2018, Nasdaq Commodities Europe will officially delist and remove all freight contracts from the Nasdaq Commodities Rulebook Contract Specification, Appendix Trading Appendix 2 / Clearing Appendix 2, on October 1, 2018. In avoidance of doubt, the freight products will remain suspended until the delisting has taken place. The following freight contracts will be delisted;

Dry Capesize Futures

  • C3_AVG futures
  • C4_AVG futures
  • C5_AVG futures
  • C7_AVG futures

Dry Panamax Futures – 7 days

  • P1A futures
  • P2A futures
  • P3A futures

Dry Time Charter Futures

  • CS4TC futures
  • CS5TC futures
  • HS6TC futures
  • SM6TC futures
  • SM10TC futures

Dry Time Charter Options on Futures

  • Options on CS4TC futures
  • Options on CS5TC futures
  • Options on HS6TC futures
  • Options on SM6TC futures
  • Options on SM10TC futures

Tanker Futures

  • TC2USD futures
  • TC5USD futures
  • TC6USD futures
  • TC7USD futures
  • TC9USD futures
  • TC12USD futures
  • TC14USD futures
  • TC15USD futures
  • TD3USD futures
  • TD7USD futures
  • TD8USD futures
  • TD20USD futures

LGP Freight Futures

  • LPG1 futures

Please note that the suspended freight product offering is available for trading at Nasdaq Futures Exchange (NFX). More information about the NFX freight offering can be found here: https://business.nasdaq.com/Futures-Freight-Migration

Fuel Oil Futures

In addition to the official delisting of dry freight and tanker freight products, the fuel oil product 3.5% FOB Cargoes Mediterranean (MED35FOSS) year 2019 contracts will be suspended with immediate effect and delisted on October 1, 2018, as part of the previously announced in Exchange and Clearing Information no 11/18. For the fuel oil contract in question, the last contract available for trading and clearing will be:

Fuel Oil 3.5% FOB Cargoes Mediterranean - MED35FOSS_DEC18

For further information, please contact Nasdaq Commodities:

Kjetil Andersen – Business Development Commodities

Direct: +47 6710 8506

kjetil.andersen@nasdaq.com

Media contact:

David Augustsson, Head of Communications, Nasdaq Commodities Europe, phone  +46 8405 6135

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Nasdaq Oslo ASA is the commodity derivatives exchange authorized by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and supervised by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority. All trades with Nasdaq Oslo ASA are subject to clearing with Nasdaq Clearing.

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