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NYMEX Deletes previously allowed block spread for Sweet Crude Oil -Brent Crude Oil Financial Futures, and adds outright block trades in Brent Crude Oil - Financial Futures and the Brent Last Day contract, both with a minimum of 100 contracts. NYMEX #07.89 08/02/2007 Certified 08/06/2007 1
CFE Provides rules for EFP, no-bust ranges, block trading, DPM rights and pre-execution discussions for a new product - CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index Futures Contracts. CFE-2007-05 07/05/2007 Certified 08/07/2007 0
CCFE Amends market maker program to allow additional market makers (in addtion to Trading Privilege Holders and Clearing Members), and requires market makers to abide by Exchange rules. CCFE #07-11 08/09/2007 Certified 08/08/2007 1
CCFE Corrects a typographical error found in the previously submitted marked copy of Rule 309. CCFE #07-11 08/14/2007 Certified 08/08/2007 1
CBOT Revises market maker program for denatured fuel ethanol futures to add new incentives for participants. CBOT 2816.01 08/09/2007 Certified 08/13/2007 1
CME Permits trading of options on E-mini S&P 500 futures via open outcry in a specific spread trade against regular options on S&P 500 futures. CME #07-64 08/08/2007 Certified 08/14/2007 1
USFE Amends Certain General Trading Rules (Part 4 of USFE Rules) in Relation to the New Event Products, and Also Notifies the CFTC of the Release of a New Version of the Electronic Trading Platform Software (USFE 1.0). 04/18/2007 Certified 08/20/2007 1
USFE Amends Rules 312 and 404 to establish a new market model: USFE will designate a number of competing MMs who will be entitled to priority execution of a certain percentage of their orders in exchange for undertaking specified MM obligations. 08/08/2007 Certified 08/20/2007 1
USFE Amends Part 4 rules to account for the launch of new futures contracts on Weatherbid Indexes on August 24, 2007, including minimum block trade sizes and maximum electronic trade sizes. USFE #07-6 08/15/2007 Certified 08/22/2007 1
NYMEX Amends Exchange User License Agreement and Schedule B to incorporate reference to additional trade types regarding NYMEX ClearPort Clearing Services. NYMEX #07.97 08/17/2007 Certified 08/22/2007 1
NYMEX Amends EFP, EFS and EOO procedures, and addresses the ability of market participants to post the transactions on NYMEX ClearPort Clearing. NYMEX #07.100 08/17/2007 Certified 08/22/2007 1
NYMEX Conforms the COMEX EFP, EFS, EFO and Block rules to the language in the parallel NYMEX Division rules, allows submission through the ClearPort Clearing Trade Entry Portal and other associated changes. NYMEX #07.98 08/17/2007 Certified 08/22/2007 1
NYMEX Provides Notice to Members regarding documentary obligations and standards for NYMEX ClearPort Clearing Transactions. NYMEX #07.102 08/21/2007 Certified 08/22/2007 1
ICE US Eliminates Clearing Member requirement to retain 2 FINEX Trading permits; eliminates lessee and lessor rates exchange fees provision; transfers to staff the authority to determine daily price limits, and changes in the minimum tick size. NYBOT #07-44 08/14/2007 Certified 08/24/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Provides for the Russell 2000 Market Maker Programs, Floor Member/Market Maker/Volume Transition Program and amendments to the Incentive Fee program. NYBOT #07-47 08/14/2007 Certified 08/24/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Amends Bylaws to allow changes to terms and conditions beyond the current 24 months even if the contract has open interest. NYBT #07-45 08/14/2007 Certified 08/24/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
NFX Modifies the timeframe within which a membership share may be disposed of by PBOT, amending the "one year after payment is due" language to "sixty days after notice of arrearages." PBOT #2007-15 08/22/2007 Certified 08/27/2007 1
CME Adds the no bust ranges for Ardour Global Index, E-mini S&P Smallcap 600 and Softwood Pulp and removes the NYMEX 3-2-1 contract. CME #07-65 08/28/2007 Certified 08/28/2007 1
NYMEX Expands the Exchange Options Market Maker Program to include NYMEX Heating Oil and RBOB options contracts NYMEX #07-103 08/22/2007 Certified 08/30/2007 1
CBOT Modifies daily settlement procedures for the first two listed quarterly contract months and all intermediate serial months of the 30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond options by reference to electronic trading rather than to open auction trading. CBOT #2820.01 08/28/2007 Certified 08/30/2007 1
ICE US Notifies the CFTC that NYBOT will change its corporate name to ICE Futures U.S., Inc. as of September 3, 2007. 08/31/2007 Certified 08/31/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
CFE Updates the CFE Fee Schedule to provide a rebate for "day trades". The rebate will be in effect on a pilot basis from September 4, 2007 through December 31, 2007. CFE# 2007-10 08/31/2007 Certified 09/04/2007 1
ICE US Deletes Block Trade reporting and submission procedures from the Rulebook and puts them in Exchange procedures; Expands the products for which Block Trades are permissible to include agriculturals. NYBOT #07-46 08/14/2007 Certified 09/05/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Adopts new electronic trading hours for several Index contracts of 8:00 pm until 6:00 pm of the following day; the settlement prices will continue to be determined at 3:00 pm for the U.S. Dollar Index and 4:15 pm for the Russell contracts. ICE US #07-50 09/04/2007 Certified 09/05/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Authorizes the Chairman of the Board to Appoint, Add or Remove Committee Members (Subject to Board Ratification) and Authorizes the Disclosure of Trading and Other Information Concerning Members and Customers in Certain Circumstances. NYBOT #07-29 04/12/2007 Certified 09/06/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Changes Duration of Opening Call. NYBOT # 07-05 02/02/2007 Certified 09/06/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Resolution Delegating Authority to Set Electronic Trading Hours; Changes ETS Trading Hours and Deletes Specified Electronic Trading Hours Table. NYBOT No. 07-14 02/15/2007 Certified 09/06/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Reduces Electronic Trading Hours for Sugar No. 14. NYBOT No. 07-15 02/16/2007 Certified 09/06/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
CME Adopts rules governing the trading of futures and options on futures for softwood pulp, including a block trade minimum size of 5 contracts. The contracts will be listed electronically only. CME #07-71 08/31/2007 Certified 09/07/2007 1
USFE Announces the extension of trading hours to 23 hours beginning Sept. 17, 2007, and represents that USFE Operations will be fully staffed to cover the markets. USFE #07-07 09/06/2007 Certified 09/07/2007 1
NYMEX Adds a Liquidity Provider Program for the Brent Crude Oil Contract ("BZ"). NYMEX #07-101 08/22/2007 Certified 09/11/2007 2
CBOT Establishes an ex-pit surcharge applicable to OTC Ethanol Basis Swap products. CBOT #2822.01 09/10/2007 Certified 09/11/2007 1
CME Implements a market making program in the E-mini S&P Midcap 400 and EminiS&P Small Cap 600 contracts. CME #07-72. CME submitted No. 07-72R on September 12 to supplement this submission. 08/31/2007 Certified 09/12/2007 1
CME Provides for a market maker program in the E-mini S&P Midcap 400 and E-mini S&P Small Cap 600 contracts. CME #07-72R. This submission supplements the previous Submission No. 07-72 dated August 30, 2007. 09/12/2007 Certified 09/12/2007 1
CME Permits block trading in the CME Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index Futures Contract with a 50 contract minimum trade requirement. CME #07-68 08/28/2007 Certified 09/14/2007 1
ICE US Amends the Procedures for Block Trades to allow Floor Brokers to report and submit Block Trades. ICE US #07-54 09/12/2007 Certified 09/14/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Conforms Exculpation Rule to Exculpation Provisions in the NYBOT Electronic User Agreement. NYBOT No. 07-4 02/01/2007 Certified 09/17/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Clarifies the Circumstances When an Order Submitted Outside of the "Reasonability Limits" May be Executed (Albeit at a Different Price). NYBOT No.07-28 04/12/2007 Certified 09/18/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
CME Modifies the individuals who have the authority to make and amend the rules of the Exchange by adding the Vice Chairman of the Board and removing reference to the President of the Exchange. CME #07-78 09/18/2007 Certified 09/18/2007 1
ICE US Authorizes the Cotton Warehouse and Delivery Committee to license additional warehouses owned by existing Exchange licensed warehousemen and meeting current suitability standards; Amends Licensing Resolution No.1 regarding licensing fees. ICE US #07-53 09/18/2007 Certified 09/18/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Provides for Two ICE Officers to the Board Rather than Specifically Identified Individuals; Conforms the Vote Required to Take Action by the Trade Committees to the Bylaws; and Provides for the Appointment of an Audit Committee. NYBOT Submission #07-34 05/22/2007 Certified 09/18/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Eliminates the Open Outcry Night Session in Financial Products; Eliminates Passout Credits for CTI 1 Trades Executed Electronically or Open Outcry; Expands Holiday Schedule to Include Hours Open for Electronic Trading. NYBOT No. #07-35 05/30/2007 Certified 09/19/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
USFE Adopts rules governing the trading of futures on certain ISE Stock Price Indexes. USFE #07-08 09/12/2007 Certified 09/21/2007 1
CME Adopts No Bust Ranges for the Globex listing of Dry Milk and CME Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Index contracts. CME #07-83 09/21/2007 Certified 09/21/2007 1
ICE US Deletes open outcry trading hours for Pulp futures and options contracts and revises the provisions for the responsibility of loadout charges for the Robusta futures contract. ICE US #07-57 09/24/2007 Certified 09/24/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Changes the cutoff date for grandfathering certain fee discounts to certain members to August 21, 2007 (from August 10). ICE US Supplemental #07-48 09/12/2007 Certified 09/25/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
ICE US Amends the Launch Date for Listing of Robusta Coffee Futures and Options Contracts. ICE US #Supplemental III 07-56 09/25/2007 Certified 09/25/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
CBOT Establishes temporary membership privileges in CBOT Denatured Fuel Ethanol futures for holders of CBOT Series B-4 (IDEM) Membership status for a period of one year. CBOT #2824.01 09/27/2007 Certified 09/27/2007 1
NYMEX Deletes COMEX Rule 104.37A (Concurrent Futures Positions) as unnecessary since COMEX Division transactions are now governed by NYMEX Rule 9.04(P) . NYMEX #07.108 09/27/2007 Certified 09/27/2007 1
CBOT Revises the Exchange's fee schedule to reflect the establishment of an ex-pit surcharge applicable to wholesale transactions in CBOT Ethanol futures. CBOT #2828.01 09/27/2007 Certified 09/27/2007 1