SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 22-477

Organization: New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX”)

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 11/01/22 Filing Description: Amendments to the Listing Schedule 

of All NE2 Crude Oil Contracts and the Temporary Suspension of Trading and Clearing 

of Certain Previously Listed Contract Months

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Organization Rules and Rule Amendments

Certification § 40.6(a)

Approval § 40.5(a)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Advance Notice of SIDCO Rule Change § 40.10(a)

SIDCO Emergency Rule Change § 40.10(h)

Rule Numbers: 

New Product Please note only ONE product per Submission.

Certification § 40.2(a) 

Certification Security Futures § 41.23(a)

Certification Swap Class § 40.2(d)

Approval § 40.3(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.23(b)

Novel Derivative Product Notification § 40.12(a)

Swap Submission § 39.5

Product Terms and Conditions (product related Rules and Rule Amendments)

Certification § 40.6(a) 

Certification Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.6(a)

Certification Security Futures § 41.24(a)

Delisting (No Open Interest) § 40.6(a) 

Approval § 40.5(a)

Approval Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.5(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.24(c)

Approval Amendments to enumerated agricultural products § 40.4(a), § 40.5(a)

“Non-Material Agricultural Rule Change” § 40.4(b)(5)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Official Name(s) of Product(s) Affected: See filing.

Rule Numbers: See filing.
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Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

November 1, 2022

VIA ELECTRONIC PORTAL

Mr. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Future Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20581

Re: CFTC Regulation 40.6(a) Certification. Amendments to the Listing Schedule of All 

NE2 Crude Oil Contracts and the Temporary Suspension of Trading and Clearing 

of Certain Previously Listed Contract Months.

NYMEX Submission No. 22-477

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX” or “Exchange”) is certifying to the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) amendments to the listing schedule of all of NYMEX’s NE2 

crude oil futures and options contracts as listed in Table 1. (the “Contracts”) such that the Exchange shall 

cease listing additional contract months as more specifically described below effective on November 17, 

2022.

Effective immediately, the Exchange will temporarily suspend trading and clearing of certain previously 

listed contract months indicated in Table 1. (the “Impacted Contract Months”) until further notice 

(collectively, the “Rule Amendments”). There is no open interest in the Impacted Contract Months of the 

Contracts.

In consultation with NE2 and market participants, the Exchange is implementing the Rule Amendments in

light of the current market conditions of the Contracts and in an effort to maintain an orderly market. 

Lastly, the Exchange intends to subsequently suspend trading and clearing of additional previously listed 

contract months of the Contracts in the event there is no open interest in those contract months. 

Table 1.

Contract Title Commodity 

Code

Rulebook 

Chapter Impacted Contract Months

Hardisty Western Canadian Select 

(NE2) Monthly Index Futures WCW 1151 April 2023 and beyond

Edmonton C5+ Condensate (NE2) 

Monthly Index Futures CC5 1299 April 2023 and beyond

Edmonton Light Sweet (NE2) Monthly 

Index Futures LSW 983 January 2024 and beyond

Guernsey Light Sweet (NE2) Monthly 

Index Futures GSW 1297 January 2023 and beyond

Clearbrook Bakken Sweet (NE2) 

Monthly Index Futures CSW 1298 January 2023 and beyond

Edmonton Light Sweet (NE2) Monthly 

Index Average Price Option SWO 1307 All listed contract months
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Dakota Access Bakken (NE2) 

Monthly Index Futures DAB 1296 All listed contract months

Edmonton Synthetic Sweet (NE2) 

Monthly Index Futures SSW 984 All listed contract months

Hardisty Western Canadian Select 

(NE2) Monthly Index Average Price 

Option WCI 1151 All listed contract months

Edmonton Synthetic Sweet (NE2) 

Monthly Index Average Price Option SSO 1306 All listed contract months

Edmonton C5+ Condensate (NE2) 

Monthly Index Average Price Option CCO 1308 All listed contract months

The Exchange reviewed the designated contract market core principles (“Core Principles”) as set forth in 

the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and determined that the Rule Amendments may have some bearing 

on the following Core Principles:

• Availability of General Information: The Exchange will make publicly available the details of the 

Rule Amendments by publishing a Special Executive Report (“SER”) to the marketplace. The SER 

will be available on CME Group’s website. 

• Daily Publication of Trading Information: NYMEX will continue to comply with this Core 

Principle by making public daily information on settlement prices, volume, open interest, and 

opening and closing ranges for the Contracts. This will be accomplished by publishing this 

information on a daily basis on the Exchange’s website.

• Prevention of Market Disruption: Following the period of suspension, any subsequent trading in 

the Contracts would continue to be subject to the rules of the Exchange, which include prohibitions

on manipulation, price distortion, and disruption to the cash settlement process. 

Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the Act and CFTC Regulation 40.6(a), the Exchange hereby certifies that the 

Rule Amendments comply with the Act, including all regulations under the Act. There were no substantive 

opposing views to this proposal.

The Exchange certifies that this submission has been concurrently posted on the Exchange’s website at 

http://www.cmegroup.com/market-regulation/rule-filings.html. 

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact the undersigned at (212) 299-2200 

or e-mail CMEGSubmissionInquiry@cmegroup.com.

Sincerely,

/s/Christopher Bowen

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel