Natural Gas Options
The terms and conditions of Natural Gas Options incorporate by reference such credit and other terms as the parties may establish through their pre-existing bilateral agreement. Natural Gas Options have the following characteristics:
Contract Overview: | A natural gas option is a derivative financial instrument that gives one party the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific quantity of natural gas from or to another party at a specified price on a specified date. |
Trade Date: | As agreed by the parties. |
Effective Date: | The date on which the calculation of accrued obligations under the contract. |
Commodity: | Natural Gas |
Notional Amount: | As agreed by the parties. |
Option Style: | [American] [European] [Bermuda] [Asia] |
Option Type: | [Put] [Call] |
Buyer: | Party [A/B] |
Seller: | Party [A/B] |
Termination Date: | As determined by the parties. |
Price Source: | Natural Gas Inelligence, Canadian Gas Price Reporter, Inside FERC, Gas Daily, Platts/McGraw Hill or NYMEX, as determined by the parties. |
Settlement Type: | [Cash Settlement] [Physical Settlement] |
Specified Delivery Point: | If applicable, as agreed by the parties. |
Pricing Date(s): | If applicable, as agreed by the parties. |
Method of Averaging: | If applicable, as agreed by the parties. |
Total Premium: | The amount payable by the Buyer to the Seller. |
Premium Payment Date(s): | The date(s) agreed by the parties. |
Expiration Date: | The date agreed by the parties. |
Expiration Time: | The time agreed by the parties. |