OTC Coal Broker Index codes announced

Commodity: Coal Region: Americas

Platts will begin adding to its database the final monthly averages and the final quarterly averages for the four standardized coal qualities and the compliance spread as published in the OTC Broker Index in Platts Coal Trader. This information will be available through the Platts Dispatch Service .

The monthly and quarterly averages will be for NYMEX look-alike, 12,000 Btu/lb, -1% sulfur, barge delivered; CSX Big Sandy/Kanawha District, 12,500 Btu/lb, 1% sulfur, rail delivered; PRB 8,800 Btu/lb; PRB 8,400 Btu/lb; and CApp 1% vs. Compliance spread.

Launch date is scheduled for April 27, 2009.

Data backfill will start May 15,2009.

DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION CO CTIBQ01 c 2 QTR USD ST NYMEX 12000B 1S Brg 1Qr BIdx QA CO CTJBQ01 c 2 QTR USD ST CApp 12500B 1S CSX 1Qr BIdx QA CO CTKBQ01 c 2 QTR USD ST PRB 8800B .35S Rail 1Qr BIdx QA CO CTLBQ01 c 2 QTR USD ST PRB 8400B .35S Rail 1Qr BIdx QA CO CTMBQ01 c 2 QTR USD ST CApp Spr .75-1S 1Qr Bkr Idx QA CO CTIBM01 c 2 MA USD ST NYMEX 12000B 1S Brg 1Mo BIdx MA CO CTJBM01 c 2 MA USD ST CApp 12500B 1S CSX 1Mo BIdx MA CO CTKBM01 c 2 MA USD ST PRB 8800B .35S Rail 1Mo BIdx MA CO CTLBM01 c 2 MA USD ST PRB 8400B .35S Rail 1Mo BIdx MA CO CTMBM01 c 2 MA USD ST CApp Spr .75-1S 1Mo BIdx MA CO CTNOM01 c 2 MA USD ST NYMEX 12000B 1S Dly 1-Mo MA CO CTAOM01 c 2 MA USD ST PRB 8800B .35S Dly 1-Mo MA CO CTBOM01 c 2 MA USD ST PRB 8400B .35S Dly 1-Mo MA CO CAKOM01 c 2 MA USD ST CApp 12500B1S CSX 1-Mo MA CO CTNOQ01 c 2 QTR USD ST NYMEX 12000B 1S Dly 1-Qr QA CO CTAOQ01 c 2 QTR USD ST PRB 8800B .35S Dly 1-Qr QA CO CTBOQ01 c 2 QTR USD ST PRB 8400B .35S Dly 1-Qr QA CO CAKOQ01 c 2 QTR USD ST CApp 12500B1S CSX 1-Qr QA