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ICE Futures Europe

Nov 29, 2023

Brent Crude Futures

Contract Specifications

The ICE Brent Crude futures contract is a deliverable contract based on EFP
Description
delivery with an option to cash settle.

Contract Symbol B

Contract Size 1,000 barrels

Unit of Trading Any multiple of 1,000 barrels

Currency US Dollars and cents

Trading Price One cent ($0.01) per barrel

Settlement Price One cent ($0.01) per barrel

Minimum Price Fluctuation One cent ($0.01) per barrel

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).
Expiration Date
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

ICE Help Desk: Atlanta + 1 770 738 2101, London + 44 (0)20 7488 5100 or ICEHelpdesk@ice.com
Contract Specifications

ICE Clear Europe acts as the central counterparty for trades conducted on
the London exchanges. This enables it to guarantee the financial
performance of every contract registered with it by its members (the clearing
Contract Security members of the exchanges) up to and including delivery, exercise and/or
settlement. ICE Clear Europe has no obligation or contractual relationship
with its members' clients who are non-member users of the exchange
markets, or non-clearing members of the exchanges.

The weighted average price of trades during a two minute settlement period
Daily Settlement
from 19:28:00, London time.

Daily Margin All open contracts are marked-to-market daily.

The Brent crude future is a cash-settled contract. The Exchange's daily


position management regime requires that all positions in any contract month
must be reported to the exchange on a daily basis. The Exchange has
powers to prevent the development of excessive positions or unwarranted
Position Limit
speculation or any other undesirable situation and may take any steps
necessary to resolve such situations including the ability to mandate
members to limit the size of such positions or to reduce positions where
appropriate

The Exchange may impose limits on positions in this contract at its discretion
in accordance with Exchange Rule P3.

Current expiry limit: 7,000 contracts in the last five business days, up to and
including the expiry day in the spot month, inclusive of futures-equivalent
Expiry Limits
position in Brent Options.

Exemptions from expiry limits may be granted at the Exchange’s discretion to


participants who provide and document a commercial rationale for their
requirement

Contract Series Up to 96 consecutive months

Electronic futures, Exchange of futures for physical (EFP), Exchange of


Trading Methods
futures for swap (EFS) and Block Trades are available for this contract.

The ICE Brent Crude futures contract is a deliverable contract based on EFP
delivery with an option to cash settle against the ICE Brent Index price for the
Delivery/Settlement Terms last trading day of the futures contract. The Exchange shall publish a cash
settlement price (the ICE Brent Index price) on the next trading day following
the last trading day for the contract month.

ICE Help Desk: Atlanta + 1 770 738 2101, London + 44 (0)20 7488 5100 or ICEHelpdesk@ice.com
Contract Specifications

"NCR: 0.50;
RL: 0.75
NCR, RL and IPL Levels IPL: 1.00, 3 second recalculation and 5 second hold periods.

To access NCR documentation click here

TAS (Trade at Settlement)


Markers MM (Minute Marker)
Sing MM (Singapore Minute Marker)

Business Days ICE Business Days

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