Reminder: Spot Month Position Limit Dates for Financial, Energy and Digital Asset Contracts
ICE
Published on 05/08/2026 at 04:50 pm EDT
May 8, 2026
For the June 2026 expiry contracts in Financial and Energy contracts and for spot month Digital Asset, Oil and NGL contracts expiring in May 2026, positions must be in compliance with spot month position limits on and after the compliance date. Please be reminded that position limits apply on both an inter-day and intra-day basis. This means that positions must be in compliance with spot month position limits as of the close of business on the business day preceding each of the compliance dates listed below.
Commodity
Compliance Date
Position Limit
Turkish Lira - Euro (ETR)
Turkish Lira - US $ (TRM)
June 9, 2026
2,000 contracts
Polish Zloty - Euro (PLE)
Polish Zloty - US $ (PLN)
June 9, 2026
30,000 contracts
Israeli Shekel - US $ (ILS)
June 9, 2026
6,000 contracts
Euro - Czech Koruna (EZ)
US $ - Czech Koruna (VC)
June 9, 2026
12,000 contracts
Euro - Hungarian Forint (HR)
US $ - Hungarian Forint (VU)
June 9, 2026
8,000 contracts
US $ - South African Rand (ZR)
Mexican Peso - US $ (KMP)
June 9, 2026
20,000 contracts
Euro - South African Rand (YZ) Sterling - South African Rand (PZ)
June 9, 2026
3,000 contracts
Commodity
Compliance Date
Position Limit
CoinDesk 20 Index
May 27, 2026
75,000 contracts
CoinDesk 5 Index
May 27, 2026
75,000 contracts
CoinDesk Bitcoin
May 27, 2026
65,000 contracts
CoinDesk Ether
May 27, 2026
8,000 contracts
CoinDesk Solana
May 27, 2026
5,000 contracts
CoinDesk XRP
May 27, 2026
5,000 contracts
CoinDesk BNB
May 27, 2026
12,500 contracts
For a complete list of position limits for Ag, Metal and Financial Products contracts, please refer to the Ag, Metal and Financial Products Position Limits table on our website.
Commodity
Compliance Date
Henry LD1 Fixed Price
May 22, 2026
Natural Gas
May 22, 2026
LNG
May 27, 2026
Power1
June 1, 2026
Environmental
June 1, 2026
Commodity
Compliance Date
Oil
May 27, 2026
Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs)
May 27, 2026
Excluding those contracts individually listed below, all positions in Oil and NGL contracts must be in compliance with spot month position limits as of the close of business on the business day preceding the compliance dates listed above.
Commodity
Commodity Code
Compliance Date
Condensate Diff - ICE C5 1A Index Future
TMF
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - Argus Bakken (Clearbrook) Crude Oil Future
BAK
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - ICE SW 1A Index Balmo Future
TMZ
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - ICE SW 1A Index Future
TMR
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - ICE SYN 1A Index Future
TMS
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - ICE UHC 1A Index Future
TMU
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - ICE WCS 1A Index Balmo Future
TMY
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - ICE WCS 1A Index Future
TMW
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - ICE WCS 1B Index Balmo Future
TDY
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - ICE WCS 1B Index Future
TDX
5/12/2026
Crude Oil Diff - ICE CLK EDM 1a Index Future
CLE
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - ICE HITAN EDM 1a Index Future
HTN
5/12/2026
Crude Diff - WTI 1-Month Calendar Spread Future
TIA
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - WTI 1-Month Calendar Spread Option
TIA
5/15/2026
Crude Outright - WTI Bullet Future
WTB
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Midland WTI American Gulf Coast Diff to CMA ICE Trade Month Future
CM1
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Midland WTI American Gulf Coast Diff to CMA ICE Trade Month Balmo Future
CM2
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Midland WTI vs HOU Trade Month (GX) Future
GMI
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Houston Canadian Sour vs HOU Trade Month (GX) Future
GXH
5/15/2026
1 Including spot month capacity contracts expiring in June 2026.
Crude Diff - SGC vs HOU Trade Month (GX) Future
GXS
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Midland del Corpus Christi vs HOU Trade Month (GX) Future
GC1
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Midland WTL vs HOU Trade Month (GX) Future
GTL
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Mars vs HOU Trade Month (GX) Future
GXM
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Cushing Canadian Sour vs HOU CMA (GX) Future
GCI
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - WTI ex-Basin vs HOU Trade Month (GX) Future
GXB
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - West Texas Midland (Platts) vs HOU Trade Month (Platts) Future
PM1
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Argus LLS vs WTI Trade Month Balmo Future
ARQ
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus LLS vs WTI Trade Month Future
ARL
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus Mars vs WTI Trade Month Future
ARW
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WCS (Cushing) Crude Oil Trade Month Future
CSH
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WCS (Houston) Crude Oil Trade Month Future
ARV
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WTI CMA Trade Month Future
AIM
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WTI Houston vs Argus WTI Midland Trade Month Future
MSN
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WTI Houston vs WTI Trade Month Average Price Option
ACM
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WTI Houston vs WTI Trade Month Future
ACM
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WTI Midland vs WTI Trade Month Average Price Option
MSV
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WTI Midland vs WTI Trade Month Future
MSV
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WTS vs WTI Trade Month Balmo Future
AVS
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WTS vs WTI Trade Month Future
AVT
5/20/2026
Crude Outright - Argus WTI Cushing Trade Month Future
ACT
5/20/2026
Crude Outright - Midland WTI American Gulf Coast Trade Month Future
HOY
5/20/2026
Crude Outright - WTI Cushing Trade Month Future
WTC
5/20/2026
Crude Outright - Argus WTI Midland Trade Month Future
JFP
5/20/2026
Crude Outright - Argus WTI Houston Trade Month Future
JFQ
5/20/2026
Crude Outright - Argus Mars Trade Month Future
JFS
5/20/2026
Crude Outright - Argus LLS Trade Month Future
JFT
5/20/2026
Crude Outright - Argus WTS Trade Month Future
JFU
5/20/2026
Crude Oil Diff - Argus SGC vs WTI Trade Month Future
AJA
5/20/2026
Crude Oil Outright - Argus SGC Trade Month Future
TEK
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus WTL Midland vs WTI Trade Month Future
MTD
5/20/2026
Crude Oil Diff - Argus Bakken Cushing vs WTI Trade Month Future
BAF
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - ICE Midland WTI American Gulf Coast Trade Month vs WTI Trade Month Future
HOI
5/15/2026
Crude Diff - Argus Bakken (DAPL) Crude Oil Trade Month Future
DPL
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus Canadian High TAN (Houston) Crude Oil Trade Month Future
ARX
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus X-Pipe Midland WTI vs WTI Trade Month Future
AXM
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus Bakken (Patoka) Crude Oil Trade Month Future
PAB
5/20/2026
Crude Diff - Argus HLS vs WTI Trade Month Future
HLS
5/20/2026
Base Oils Outright - Base Oils Group II N100/120 FOB USGC Export (ICIS) Future
BOU
5/21/2026
Fuel Oil Outright - Argus US Atlantic Coast Asphalt Future
NEA
5/27/2026
Fuel Oil Outright - Argus US Gulf Coast Asphalt Future
BIT
5/27/2026
Fuel Oil Outright - Argus US Midcontinent Asphalt Future
MWR
5/27/2026
Fuel Oil Outright - Argus US Atlantic Coast New York Asphalt
NYA
5/27/2026
Diesel Diff - New York Harbor ULSD 1-month Calendar Spread Future
HOC
5/27/2026
Diesel Diff - New York Harbor ULSD 1-month Calendar Spread Option
HOC
5/27/2026
Crude Diff - WTI vs Brent Bullet Future
TIB
5/26/2026
Crude Diff - WTI vs Brent Spread Option
TIB
5/26/2026
Gasoline Diff - RBOB Gasoline 1-Month Calendar Spread Future
RCM
5/27/2026
Gasoline Diff - RBOB Gasoline 1-Month Calendar Spread Option
RCM
5/27/2026
For a complete list of position limits for energy contracts, please refer to the Energy Position Limit, Accountability and Reportable Levels table on our website.
Participants and Clearing Members in the Exchange's Environmental markets are further reminded that, separate and apart from the Exchange's Spot Month Position Limits, certain limitations may apply to the number of physical instruments an entity may hold at any point in time in the registry of an applicable program. Participants and their Clearing Members are responsible for delivery obligations against outstanding Exchange contracts and should be aware of all such applicable limits so that positions are properly managed through expiration and delivery.
Exemptions may be available for bona fide hedging positions, arbitrage, spread or straddle positions or risk management positions in accordance with Rule 6.29. For the Henry Hub LD1 Fixed Price Future, a Conditional Limit is also available in accordance with Rule 6.20. Exemption requests should be submitted no later than five (5) business days prior to the date the position limit takes effect. Please address any questions to one of the contacts listed in this Notice. To apply for exemptive relief for an Agricultural or Financial contract, please phone or e-mail the appropriate contact listed below. To apply for exemptive relief for an Energy contract, please complete and submit the applications provided below:
Conditional Limit Request Form
Request for Exemption from Position Limits
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Tim Reilly 212-748-3938
Sasha Herlihy 212-748-4047
Patrick Swartzer 312-836-6745
Disclaimer
ICE - Intercontinental Exchange Inc. published this content on May 08, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT), unedited and unaltered, on May 08, 2026 at 20:49 UTC.