Nymex expands gas futures contracts

The New York Mercantile Exchange Inc., a subsidiary of Nymex Holdings Inc., said Jan. 14 it will expand the listing of contract months for its natural gas, natural gas swap and natural gas penultimate swap futures contracts up to 12 years, beginning on Feb. 17 for trade date Feb. 19.

Contracts are currently listed for the current contract year plus five additional years.

The expanded listings will run through December 2020, the current year plus the next 12 years.

—Petroleum News