One off Methodology Change (criteria relaxation) | DBCOMCR Indices | Effective Date 01/05/2020
Today, on the 01/05/2020, Solactive announces the following one off criteria relaxation to the methodology of the following Indices (the ‘Affected Indices’):
NAME |
RIC |
ISIN |
DB Commodity Curve Spread 3 Index |
.DBCOMCR3 |
|
DB Commodity Curve Spread 4 Index |
.DBCOMCR4 |
DE000SLA3N96 |
DB Commodity Curve Spread 5 Index |
.DBCOMCR5 |
DE000SLA3PA5 |
DB Commodity Curve Spread Index |
.DBCOMCRV |
DE000SLA3BK4 |
DB Commodity Deferred 6 Index |
.DBCOMD6 |
DE000SLA4AV1 |
DB Commodity Nearby 6 Index |
.DBCOMN6 |
DE000SLA4AW9 |
Rationale for one off methodology change
Solactive has determined that the recent oversupply in the crude oil market has driven a dramatic increase in volatility and resulted in potential negative WTI Crude Oil (CL) future contract prices. Considering the unprecedented and extreme market circumstances, Solactive will advance the roll of CL July contract to CL September contract in short position and the roll of CL September contract to CL November contract in long position from next rebalancing on 7th May 2020.
One off change to the Index Guideline
Adjustment to roll schedule on WTI Crude Oil:
Long Contract Schedule |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
WTI Crude Up to and including April 2020 rebalancing |
K |
M |
N |
Q |
U |
V |
X |
Z |
F+ |
G+ |
H+ |
J+ |
WTI Crude Up in May 2020 rebalancing |
K |
M |
N |
Q |
X |
Z |
F+ |
G+ |
H+ |
J+ |
K+ |
M+ |
Short Contract Schedule |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
WTI Crude Up to and including April 2020 rebalancing |
H |
J |
K |
M |
N |
Q |
U |
V |
X |
Z |
F+ |
G+ |
WTI Crude Up from May 2020 rebalancing |
H |
J |
K |
M |
U |
V |
X |
Z |
F+ |
G+ |
H+ |
J+ |
Defined terms used in this announcement, but not defined herein, have the meaning assigned to them in the respective index guideline of the Affected Indices. The amended version of the index guideline will be available on the effective date.