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Onyx Markets Naphtha Naphtha NWE Crk Roll Naphtha Europe – Commodity Differential Time-Spread

Naphtha NWE Crk Roll Naphtha Europe – Commodity Differential Time-Spread

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Name & Trade Code

Contract Name Naphtha NWE Crk Roll(100bbl-$/bbl)
MT5 Code Nap_NWE_Crk_Rl
Contract Classification Commodity Differential Time-Spread CFD
Geographical Region Europe

Contract Specification

Sector Energy
Product Group Naphtha
Tenor Period Consecutive individual whole calendar months, e.g. Jun 25
Maximum Forward Tenor Up to 18 consecutive forward Tenor Periods available
Contract Size 100
Contract Unit bbl
Trading Price Quote $/bbl
Price Digits 2
Currency USD
Tick Value 1
Tick Size 0.01
Minimum Volume 1
Volume Steps [Lots] 0.01
Settlement Positions held into pricing month will be split into the constituent legs and then follow the settlement methodology for Outrights. i.e. Arithmetic mean of Settlement Prices throughout expiry month.
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Expiry Trading Overview

Contract Expiry Date The last trading day of the expiring Tenor Period (i.e. 30 June 2025 for Jun 25 Tenor Period)
Last Trading Day (for new open positions) Five working days prior to the Contract Expiry Date for the Tenor Period (i.e. 23 June 2025 for Jun 25 Tenor Period)
Last Trading Day (for closing position in that Tenor Period) The Contract Expiry Date of the relevant Tenor Period

Tenor Period Settlement Valuation Process

Open Volume The net open volume for the expiring Tenor Period
Daily Settlement Value Market-on-Close – The daily assessment settlement time, e.g. 4:30 pm for European contracts
Daily Settlement Volume Each day during Tenor Period, the remaining Open Volume reduces by the equivalent of 1/ (number of pricing days in the Tenor Period, including today if prior to Market-on-Close) and be settled at Daily Settlement Value
Final Settlement Price Positions held into pricing month will be split into the constituent legs and then follow the settlement methodology for Outrights. i.e. Arithmetic mean of Settlement Prices throughout expiry month.

The Naphtha Crk Roll contract is a sophisticated commodity CFD (Contract for Difference) in the Naphtha group that combines both a time spread and a product differential between Naphtha CIF NWE Cargoes and Brent 1st Line crude oil futures.

Contract Purpose

This complex contract allows market participants to:

  • Hedge exposure to both the time spread of Naphtha CIF NWE Cargoes and its differential to Brent crude
  • Speculate on refining margins for producing naphtha from crude oil over time
  • Manage risk related to naphtha and crude oil price fluctuations across different months

Market Significance

  • Price Discovery: Provides insights into the evolving relationship between naphtha and crude oil prices
  • Refining Margins: Reflects changes in the economics of producing naphtha from crude oil over time
  • Regional Arbitrage: Captures opportunities between European naphtha and global crude oil markets

Trading Benefits

  • Comprehensive Risk Management: Allows hedging against both time-related and product-related price risks
  • Market Access: Provides exposure to both European naphtha and global crude oil markets
  • Complex Strategies: Enables traders to implement sophisticated crack spread and calendar spread strategies simultaneously

This contract is particularly valuable for refineries, petrochemical companies, trading houses, and financial institutions active in both the European naphtha and global crude oil markets. It offers a powerful tool for managing complex price risks and implementing advanced trading strategies that account for both product differentials and time spreads in a single instrument.