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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
NYMEX Adds a Liquidity Provider Program for the Brent Crude Oil Contract ("BZ"). NYMEX #07-101 08/22/2007 Certified 09/11/2007 2
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
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 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
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
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
NFX Provides Notice to Members concerning resolution of inconsistencies among PBOT governance documents regarding preferred membership shares. PBOT Number 2007-16 08/30/2007 Certified 10/24/2007 1
NFX Provides Notice to Members concerning resolution among governance documents of PBOT preferred membership shares. PBOT Number 2007-17. 08/29/2007 Certified 10/24/2007 1
NFX Provides Notice to Members concerning Membership Dues and Seat Transfer Fees. PBOT Number 2007-18 08/29/2007 Certified 10/24/2007 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
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
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
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
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
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
ICE US Introduces an Options Market Maker Program and amends Rule 2.23(a) to explicitly state the purpose for leasing a membership. ICE US #07-51 09/06/2007 Certified 11/13/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
USFE Updates Notification and Certification of change in ownership of U.S. Futures Exchange, effective as of July 1, 2007. 09/07/2007 Certified 10/22/2007 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 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
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 Amends rules to allow exchange staff to act upon membership applications rather than the Membership Committee; and permits service of papers upon a Member by express courier to accommodate the global nature of Exchange membership. ICE US #07-55 09/12/2007 Certified 11/01/2007 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 Provides minimum volume threshold for Block Trades and Board Resolutions waiving grading fees, as well as terms and conditionsfor trading Robusta Coffee futures and options contracts. ICE US #07-56 09/12/2007 Certified 10/19/2007 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
NFX Amends By-Laws and Rules to resolve inconsistencies among rules, by-laws, the Certificate of Incorporation and initial offering circular dated August 1, 1984. PBOT #2007-19 09/17/2007 Certified 01/11/2008 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
USFE Adopts maximum order size, error trade and block trade rules governing trading of futures on Foreign Exchange ("FX") Spot Equivalent Futures ("SEF") Contracts. USFE #07-09 09/19/2007 Certified 09/28/2007 1
CBOT Codifies the delegated authority of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, acting together, to make and amend Exchange Rules. CBOT #2823.01 09/20/2007 Certified 01/30/2008 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
CME Adopts a block trade minimum size for a battery of futures and option contracts based on the S&P/GRA Commercial Real Estate Indicies (SPCREX). CME #07-82 09/21/2007 Certified 10/05/2007 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 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
USFE Provides maximum order size, error trade provisions, block minimum size, and EFP rule for certain Morningstar Stock Price Indexes. USFE #07-10 09/26/2007 Certified 10/03/2007 1
CBOT Designates minimum block size threshold of 10 contracts on an outright basis for CBOT Denatured Fuel Ethanol futures. CBOT #2826.01 09/27/2007 Certified 10/08/2007 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
CME Provides a No-Bust Range and Minimum Block Trade Size for E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures. CME #07-80 09/27/2007 Certified 10/05/2007 1
CME Increases Threshold for Minimum Block Trade Size in Wood Pulp Futures and Options Contracts. CME #07-84 09/27/2007 Certified 10/04/2007 1
CBOT Establishes temporary membership privileges (ending Sept. 30, 2008) with respect to covered option spreads in Denatured Fuel Ethanol contracts for holders of CBOT Series B-4(IDEM) Membership. CBOT #2830.01 09/28/2007 Certified 09/28/2007 1
NYMEX Provides guidelines regarding clerical employees handling GLOBEX Orders and Block Trades. NYMEX #07.109 10/01/2007 Certified 12/07/2007 1
ICE US Expands Market Specialist Program for Electronic Trading. ICE US #07-59 10/02/2007 Certified 12/26/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
CBOT Revises opening day trading hours for CBOT Denatured Fuel Ethanol options. CBOT #2835.01 10/04/2007 Certified 10/04/2007 1
CBOT Corrects trading hours for trade date October 5, 2007 trading hours for Denatured Fuel Ethanol options (9:30am to 1:15pm Central Time). CBOT #2835.02 10/09/2007 Certified 10/11/2007 1
ICE US Requires a clerical employee of a Floor Member to have a unique log-in identification in order to submit electronic orders for the Floor Member. ICE US #07-60 10/10/2007 Certified 10/12/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
CBOT Codifies the e-cbot price adjustment level for CBOT Denatured Fuel Ethanol options in the e-cbot Error Trade Policy. CBOT #2837.01 10/10/2007 Certified 10/10/2007 1
CBOT Establishes an ex-pit surcharge applicable to OTC Cash-Settled Ethanol options. CBOT #2838.01 10/10/2007 Certified 10/10/2007 1