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CBOT Provides for a Market Making program in CBOT US Treasury Options contracts. CBOT #08-11 01/22/2008 Certified 01/31/2008 1
CBOT Provides details of a Market Making program in CBOT US Treasury Options contracts. CBOT #08-11a 01/22/2008 Certified 01/31/2008 1
NYMEX Reinstates NYMEX's former provision allowing Primary Clearing Members to issue a Temporary 30-Day Guarantee to Lease Members whose trading equity fall below the required minimums. NYMEX #08.10 01/23/2008 Certified 04/08/2008 1
NYMEX Lists Product on Additional Trading Venue; Notification of New Platforms for European-Style Crude Oil and European-Style Natural Gas Options. NYMEX 08.01 01/17/2008 Certified 01/30/2008 1
CBOT Permits block transactions in US Treasury contracts for outright and spread positions. CBOT #08-14 01/24/2008 Certified 03/25/2008 1
CBOT Provides an Advisory detailing the minimum quantity thresholds and other applicable provisions governing block trading in CBOT US Treasury and Fed Funds futures and options pursuant to CBOT Rule 526. Market Regulation Advisory Notice RA0801-1. CBOT #08-1 01/24/2008 Certified 03/25/2008 1
ICE US Extends implementation of the Trading at Settlement (TAS) rule to Cocoa, Coffee C, Sugar No. 11, and to spread trading; Allows the listing of Sugar No.11 to 36 months; Amends the CRB Futures Price Index terms and conditions. ICE US #08-7 01/28/2008 Certified 01/30/2008 1
CBOT Disputes subject to both CME and CBOT Arbitration Rule 600. CME/CBOT #08-19 01/30/2008 Certified 01/30/2008 1
CME Amends CME and CBOT Arbitration Rule 600. CME/CBOT #08-19 01/30/2008 Certified 01/30/2008 1
CBOT Addresses the cross-exchange solicitation privileges applicable to CME and CBOT members upon consolidation of the CME and CBOT trading floors. CME/CBOT #08-21 01/30/2008 Certified 01/30/2008 1
CME Addresses the cross-exchange solicitation privileges applicable to CME and CBOT members upon consolidation of the CME and CBOT trading floors. CME/CBOT #08-21 01/30/2008 Certified 01/30/2008 1
NYMEX Changes the method used to determine the applied value of US Treasuries in fulfillment of Performance Bond requirements. NYMEX #08.02 01/31/2008 Certified 02/04/2008 1
CME Modifies CME Rule 140 "Agricultural Business Solicitation Permit Program" to limit the number of eligible permits to the current number; retire revoked, withdrawn or abandoned permits; and ends program on December 31, 2009. CME #08-20 01/29/2008 Certified 02/08/2008 1
ICE US Allows the prices of the legs of an electronic calendar spread to exceed the daily price limit. ICE US #08-6 02/01/2008 Certified 04/07/2008 1
OCX Clarifies that for EFPs that are matched on OneChicago BETS, the securities portion of the transaction must be completed and submitted to the market centers designated by the Exchange. 02/05/2008 Certified 03/18/2008 1
ICE US Allows the electronic calendar spread algorithm to price legs outside the daily price limit as it is the differential, not the price, that the traders would be trading. ICE US #08-6 01/18/2008 Certified 04/01/2008 2
NADEX Notifies the CFTC that HedgeStreet has a new owner, certifies compliance with the CEA and the regulations as required by Regulation 8.5(d), and states that it will recommence trading on or about February 11, 2008. 02/06/2008 Certified 02/07/2008 1
MGE Provides the Board of Directors with authority to borrow funds for emergencies without an ownership vote. 02/05/2008 Certified 02/15/2008 1
CBOT Prohibits pre-execution communications. CBOT RA0802-1; CME and CBOT # 08-24 02/06/2008 Certified 02/07/2008 1
CME Provides guidance on pre-execution communications in CME products executed on CME Globex. CME RA0801-2. CME and CBOT # 08-24 02/06/2008 Certified 02/07/2008 1
NADEX Limits Trading by Certain Affiliates; Changes Exchange Hours; Amends the Order Entry Rule, Underlying Futures Contract Cycle for Binary Payout Gold, Silver, and Crude Oil Contracts, the Daily Payout Criteria and the Minimum Tick Size. 02/07/2008 Certified 02/08/2008 1
NADEX Appoints a New Market Maker 02/07/2008 Certified 02/06/2008 1
NYMEX Makes TAS transactions available for Crude Oil Futures in the seventh nearby contract month. NYMEX #08.16 02/07/2008 Certified 02/19/2008 1
CME Eliminates All-or-None Trades for E-Mini S&P 500 futures and E-Mini Nasdaq 100 futures. CME #08-27 02/12/2008 Certified 02/20/2008 1
KCBT Provides the pit committee with the authority to expand the closing period by up to one minute on a particular date. 02/11/2008 Certified 03/07/2008 1
ICE US Applies new procedures so that the price of at least one leg of an electronic calendar spread executed in either Cotton No.2 or FCOJ futures contracts will be priced within the daily price limits. ICE US #08-8 02/01/2008 Certified 04/07/2008 1
NYMEX Provides a no-bust range as well as accountability levels, position limits, and reportabe levels for the new NYMEX Colombian Peso Futures Contract. NYMEX #08.19 02/14/2008 Certified 02/14/2008 1
CME Provides that trades may occur in multiples of 0.05 index points for E-mini Russell 2000 futures and other index products intercommodity spreads. CME #08-31 02/14/2008 Certified 02/14/2008 1
CME Allows block trades in E-mini Russell 2000 vs. E-mini S&P MidCap 400, E-mini Russell 2000 vs. E-mini S&P SmallCap 600, Russell 2000 vs. S&P MidCap 400, and Russell 2000 vs. S&P SmallCap 600, where the block trade minimum size is 50 contracts. CME #08-32 02/14/2008 Certified 02/14/2008 1
CME Provides a Regulatory Advisory on Daily Submission of Large Trader Data. Advisory RA0801-3, CME & CBOT # 08-37 02/14/2008 Certified 03/03/2008 1
CBOT Provides Notice on Trading Locations of Intermarket Spreads. CBOT Regulatory Advisory RA0806-1. CBOT #08-37 02/14/2008 Certified 02/14/2008 1
CBOT Provides Advisory on Wheat Futures Closing Range Time Period. CBOT Regulatory Advisory RA0805-1. CBOT #08-33 02/14/2008 Certified 02/14/2008 1
CME Allows for volume-weighted average price calculations to determine daily settlement prices for selected CME Group FX nearby futures contract months. CME #08-44 02/25/2008 Certified 02/26/2008 1
CME Adopts common rule language with respect to Rule 550 (Post Close Session) for both CME and CBOT. CME #08-43. CME & CBOT Market Regulation Advisory Notice RA0802-3. 02/25/2008 Certified 02/25/2008 1
CBOT Adopts common rule language with respect to Rule 550 ("Post Close Session") CBOT #08-43 02/25/2008 Certified 02/27/2008 1
CBOT Makes permanent the minimum block threshold of 300 contracts for the CBOT Dow Jones AIG-ER futures for outright transactions and calendar spreads. CBOT #08-47 02/26/2008 Certified 03/03/2008 1
CBOT Adopts a harmonized policy with respect to quotation changes in products traded in the open outcry venue. CME & CBOT RA0803-3 02/27/2008 Certified 02/28/2008 1
CME Adopts a harmonized policy with respect to quotation changes in products traded in the open outcry venue. Advisory # RA0803-3, CME & CBOT 08-46 02/27/2008 Certified 02/28/2008 1
ICE US Ends open outcry trading for most of ICE US Futures Contracts. ICE US 08-13 02/28/2008 Certified 03/07/2008 2
CFE Changes (from 5 seconds to 3 seconds) the required exposure period prior to crossing two original Orders, trading against a Customer Order, and entering a matching Order pursuant to a pre-execution discussion. CFE # CFE-2008-01 03/04/2008 Certified 04/14/2008 1
NYMEX Imposes penalties for violations of the prohibition against OTC transactions between two Floor Members trading pursuant to an FCN guarantee. NYMEX #8.21 02/28/2008 Certified 03/18/2008 1
NYMEX Deletes the requirement for the Exchange to provide the CFTC with prior notice when a final decision of a Hearing Panel becomes effective. NYMEX #8.22 02/28/2008 Certified 03/18/2008 1
NYMEX Outlines classification of offenses for disciplinary matters; Address the ability to impose a sanction which involves a suspension of membership privileges; Clarify sanctions that apply to trades entered through NYMEX electronic platforms. NYMEX #8.23 02/28/2008 Certified 03/18/2008 1
NYMEX Notifies the CFTC that the Brent Crude Oil - Last Day Futures contract will be listed for trading on the NYMEX trading floor; the contract, and will continue to be listed for trading on Globex. NYMEX #8.29 03/04/2008 Certified 03/13/2008 1
NYMEX Notifies the CFTC that the NYMEX NOx Emission Allowance Futures and NYMEX SO2 Emission Allowance Futures Contracts will be delisted from ClearPort and will instead trade on Globex. NYMEX #8.25 02/29/2008 Certified 03/13/2008 1
NYMEX Notifies the CFTC of the delisting of the Brent-Oman Financial Spread Contract and the WTI-Oman Financial Spread Contract. NYMEX #8.28 02/28/2008 Certified 03/05/2008 1
ICE US Changes the close of trading on the Last Trading Day for Robusta Coffee and makes Temporary Changes to the Electronic Opening Times for Sugar 11, Coffee "C", Robusta, Cotton No.2 and Cocoa Futures Contracts. ICE US #08-15 03/05/2008 Certified 03/12/2008 1
ICE US Adopts a Russell 2000 Exchange Member Incentive Program, to encourage traders, other than Market Makers, to trade the Russell 2000 Mini Index futures contract (mini R2"). ICE US #08-19 03/07/2008 Certified 03/10/2008 1
ICE US Permits Trade At Settlement (TAS) orders to be priced outside the daily price limits. ICE US #08-17 03/07/2008 Certified 03/17/2008 1
NYMEX Reduces the number required for a quorum from seven to six panel members under Exchange Rule 3.10, Adjudication Committee. NYMEX #08.34 03/10/2008 Certified 03/18/2008 1