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TEU CFSAs
Description

SCFI cash settled container freight swap agreements based on the following routes:

CNW (Shanghai - North West Europe)
CMD (Shanghai - Mediterranean)

Lot size1 TEU 20ft container
CurrencyUS Dollars
PricingUS $ per TEU
Minimum tickUS $ 0.01 to account for final settlement
Fixed priceThe traded price or the previous day's settlement price as supplied end of day by Approved OTC Brokers, or any other such source as LCH.Clearnet may determine
Floating price

In respect of daily settlement, the floating price will be the end of day price as supplied by Approved OTC Brokers, or any other such source as LCH.Clearnet may determine.

In respect of final settlement, the floating price will be the mean of all the SCFI weekly spot assessments for the contract route as published by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange each Friday during the contract month.

Contract series

Front 3 months, front quarter + following 3 quarters, 1 whole calendar year (out to a maximum of 23 months)

Last Trading Day

Last publication day of the relevant index in the contract month ie the last Chinese business Friday of every month.

Where the last Friday of the month is a UK business day but a Chinese holiday, the last trading day will be the previous publication day.

Where the last Friday of the month is a Chinese business day but a UK holiday, the last trading day will be the previous UK business day.

Quarter and Calendar contracts are last tradeable on the last trading day of the first month in that quarter or calendar.

DeliveryCash settled monthly against the arithmetic average of all the SCFI indices in the contract month
Final paymentThe first UK business day following the last trading day
Business days

Chinese business days for the purpose of Index publication.
UK business days for the purpose of trade registration, confirmation and final payment.

 

FEU CFSAs
Description

SCFI cash settled container freight swap agreements based on the following routes:

CSW (Shanghai - US West Coast)
CSE (Shanghai - US East Coast)

Lot size1 FEU 40ft container
CurrencyUS Dollars
PricingUS $ per FEU
Minimum tickUS $ 0.01 to account for final settlement
Fixed priceThe traded price or the previous day's settlement price as supplied end of day by Approved OTC Brokers, or any other such source as LCH.Clearnet may determine
Floating price

In respect of daily settlement, the floating price will be the end of day price as supplied by Approved OTC Brokers, or any other such source as LCH.Clearnet may determine.

In respect of final settlement, the floating price will be the mean of all the SCFI weekly spot assessments for the contract route as published by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange each Friday during the contract month.

Contract seriesFront 3 months, front quarter + following 3 quarters, 1 whole calendar year (out to a maximum of 23 months)
Last Trading Day

Last publication day of the relevant index in the contract month ie the last Chinese business Friday of every month.

Where the last Friday of the month is a UK business day but a Chinese holiday, the last trading day will be the previous publication day.

Where the last Friday of the month is a Chinese business day but a UK holiday, the last trading day will be the previous UK business day.

Quarter and Calendar contracts are last tradeable on the last trading day of the first month in that quarter or calendar.

DeliveryCash settled monthly against the arithmetic average of all the SCFI indices in the contract month
Final paymentThe first UK business day following the last trading day
Business days

Chinese business days for the purpose of Index publication.
UK business days for the purpose of trade registration, confirmation and final payment.