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North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. Request for Amended Order Requests Amended DCM Order to Allow Intermediation Action Taken 03/30/2010 2
CFTC Significant Price Discovery Contract Order ICE Henry Financial LD1 Fixed Price Contract Action Taken 07/24/2009 Commission determined contract is a Significant Price Discovery Contract. 2
CME Clearing House 4(c) Action Request for 4(c) order re clearing OTC ag swaps Action Taken 03/18/2009 3
CME Clearing House 4d Action Request for 4d order re cleared OTC Ag swaps Action Taken 03/18/2009 1
National Futures Association Petition for Rulemaking Elec. filing of CPO and CTA disclosure documents Action Taken 03/05/2009 3
ICE Clear US, Inc. 4d Action Request for 4d Order for Cleared OTC Contracts Action Taken 12/12/2008 1
ICE Clear US, Inc. 4(c) Action Req for 4(c) Order for Part 35 exemption for swaps Action Taken 12/12/2008 4
ICE Futures U.S., Inc. 4(c) Action Req. 4(c) Order deeming brokers/traders to be ESPs Action Taken 12/12/2008 This request is for relief under CEA section 4(c) for an Order that deems brokers/traders to be Eligible Swap Participants under Part 35 of CFTC Regulations. 4
CFTC 4(c) Action iShares Comex Gold and ishares Silver Shares 4(c) Action Taken 12/05/2008 4
Chicago Board of Trade 4d Action Request for 4d Order for Cleared OTC Contracts Action Taken 09/26/2008 1
CFTC Interpretation Part 190-Bankruptcy-Cleared-Only Contracts Action Taken 09/26/2008 1
ICE Clear Europe Limited 409(b)(3) Order Request for determination under FDICIA 409(b)(3) Action Taken 07/31/2008 6
CFTC 4(c) Action SPDR Gold Trust Security Futures 4(c) Action Taken 05/30/2008 1
NYMEX Clearing House 4d Action NYMEX Request to Amend DME 4d Order Action Taken 04/30/2008 1
Pacific Futures Exchange Request to Vacate Request to Vacate PFE DCM Designation Action Taken 04/21/2008 On January 17, 2008, the Pacific Futures Exchange ( PFE) requested under CEA Section 7 that the CFTC vacate PFEs contract market designation as of April 21, 2008. PFE currently is not operational. PFE was orginally designated as a contract market on July 22, 1986 and the only authorized contract was the PSE Technology Stock Index future, for which trading was never initiated. 1
ICE Clear US, Inc. 4d Action Request for Cross-Margining with OCC Action Taken 02/29/2008 1
Options Clearing Corporation Request for Amended Order Amended Order of DCO Registration Action Taken 02/26/2008 1
Clearing Corporation 4d Action Req inclusion of new Eurex products in 4d account Action Taken 10/25/2007 1
CFTC 4(c) Action Proposal to exempt certain credit default options Action Taken 06/04/2007 The Commission has issued an order that exempts the trading and clearing of these products from any provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act that would be transgressed by trading and clearing them through, respectively, a securities exchange and clearinghouse. 5
NYMEX Clearing House 4d Action Treatment of Customer Funds re: DME Action Taken 05/23/2007 The Commission issued an order under Section 4d of the Commodity Exchange Act allowing the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and registered futures commission merchants to hold Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) customer positions and associated funds in segregated accounts. The order is limited to the following contracts traded on the DME: the physically delivered Oman Sour Crude futures contract, the cash-settled West Texas Intermediate-Oman Financial Spread futures contract and the Brent-Oman Financial Spread futures contract. 1
National Futures Association Petition for Rulemaking Electronic filing of Part 4 notices Action Taken 10/13/2006 NFA requested that the Commission amend its Part 4 regulations to require that notices claiming exemption or exclusion be filed electronically with NFA through its electronic filing system. The Commission proposed changes on October 13, 2006 and adopted final regulations on January 16, 2007. 4
New York Mercantile Exchange 1a(12)(C) Determination Request order for floor members to be ECPs Action Taken 10/03/2006 2
Chicago Mercantile Exchange 1a(12)(C) Determination Request to permit floor members to be ECPs Action Taken 03/14/2006 2
CME Clearing House 4d Action Clearing by CME of OTC Contracts Action Taken 03/03/2006 1
Cargill, Inc. No-Action Relief from Certain ATOM Requirements Action Taken 01/11/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (CBOE Futures Exchange) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (Hedge Street) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (CBOT) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (KCBT) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (MGE) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (Chi. Climate Fut. Ex.) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (NYBOT) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (CME) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (NYMEX) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (One Chicago) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (USFE) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
National Futures Association Petition for Rulemaking Electronic filing of commodity pool annual reports Action Taken 12/15/2005 The petition requested that the Commission amend Regulation 4.22(c) to require that commodity pool annual reports filed by registered CPOs be required to be submitted to NFA through its electronic filing system. The Commission proposed these changes on December 15, 2005, and adopted final regulations on February 22, 2006. 4
NYMEX Clearing House 4d Action Treatment of Funds for NYMEX Europe Transactions Action Taken 09/06/2005 1
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Exemption IPE Brokers/Traders Deemed ECEs Action Taken 11/15/2004 0
Options Clearing Corporation 4d Action Internal Cross Margining Action Taken 11/05/2004 1
Clearing Corporation 4d Action Implementation of Global Clearing Link Phase I Action Taken 10/21/2004 2
CFTC Interpretation Part 190- Bankruptcy-Account Class Action Taken 10/21/2004 1
NYMEX Clearing House 4d Action Clearing of OTC Contracts-Amended Order Action Taken 02/10/2004 1
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., et al Exemption CFTC Registered Floor Brokers/Traders Deemed ECEs Action Taken 01/16/2003 0
NYMEX Clearing House 4d Action Clearing of OTC Contracts Action Taken 05/30/2002 1
CME Clearing House 4d Action Treatment of Customer Funds re: MEFF Products Action Taken 06/20/2001 1
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), et al 4(c) Action Part 36 Professional Markets Rulemaking Action Taken 10/02/1995 New Part 36 Regulations for Professional Markets (in response to a petition to permit certain transactions to trade on Section 4(c) contract markets exempt from specified requirements of the Act and the Commission regulations). 60 FR 51323 (Oct 2,1995). 0
CFTC 4(c) Action Final rulemaking amending Part 34 Regulations Action Taken 01/22/1993 Amendments to Part 34 Regulations expanding the exemption applied to certain hybrid instruments that combine charateristics of futures/options with debt, equity, or depository interests, pursuant to CEA Section 4(c) authority. 58 FR 5580 (Jan 22, 1993). 0
CFTC 4(c) Action Proposed Part 35 Regulations Action Taken 01/22/1993 0