The Crack calculator displays crude mineral oil and petroleum distillate product prices and calculates the NYMEX petroleum refiners margin (crack margin).
To Open a Crack Display:
- Select Calculators/Crack from the Main Menu Bar.
To Change Underlying Symbols:
- Right-click in the display and select Sheet Properties
- The Properties for Grid, Updates, Colors and Fonts are similar to the Properties for all of the other quote display properties.
- The Use Symbols tab, lets you enter the symbols to use in future Crack windows.
Crack Use Symbol
Enter the three symbols used in the Crack calculation. Default symbols are added for the NYMEX products.