ASX Average Rate Options over Base Load Calendar Quarter Australian Electricity Futures – Account and Limit Maintenance

Tue 20 Aug 2013

Further to ASX Notice 140/13 please be advised that with the upcoming launch of the Average Rate Options over Base Load Calendar Quarter Australian Electricity Futures (BN, BQ, BS and BV), Participants are encouraged to review their Account and Limit configurations and perform any necessary maintenance to ensure order entry is available for the first trading date of the new options contracts on Monday 9 September 2013.

These new options contracts are an addition to the existing contract types available for the Base Load Calendar Quarter Australian Electricity Future suite of products (BN, BQ, BS and BV).

ASX 24 Code & Description
BN - NSW Average Rate Options over Base Load Calendar Quarter
BQ - QLD Average Rate Options over Base Load Calendar Quarter
BS - SA Average Rate Options over Base Load Calendar Quarter
BV - VIC Average Rate Options over Base Load Calendar Quarter

Date available to perform maintenance: Monday 26 August 2013
First Trading Date: Monday 9 September 2013

ASX Notice 146/13 outlines the necessary maintenance steps to be performed to ensure order entry is available for the first trading session of the new contract type on Monday 9 September 2013.

Further ASX Trade 24 information is available via the link below:
http://www.asx.com.au/documents/trading_services/asx-trade24-administrator-guide.pdf

If you have any queries regarding ASX Notice 146/13, please contact ASX Market Access either via email on MarketAccess@asx.com.au or phone 1800 663 053 (or on +612 9227 0372 from outside Australia).