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Mini Natural Gas Futures
- Exchange
- NYMEX
- Symbol
- QG
- Contract name
- Mini Natural Gas Futures
- Contract size
- 2,500 million British thermal units (MMBtu)
- Initial margin
- Set dynamically by CME Clearing (varies based on market volatility)
- Price quotation
- U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu
- Trading hours
- Sunday – Friday, 6:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET (New York Time) with a 60-minute break each day at 5:00 p.m. ET
- Minimum price fluctuation
- $0.005 per MMBtu ($12.50 per contract)
- Contract months
- Listed for the current calendar year plus next 3 calendar years (all 12 calendar months: Jan–Dec)
- First notice day
- Not applicable (financially cash-settled)
- Last trading day
- 3 business days prior to the first business day of the delivery month
- Settlement method
- Financial Cash Settlement
- Price limit
- Dynamic price fluctuation limits applied by CME Globex during trading sessions
- Quality standard
- Cash-settled based on standard pipeline-quality natural gas specifications delivered at the Henry Hub in Louisiana
