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NYMEX Provides Notification of the Availability of Calendar Spreads for NYMEX UxC Uranium U308 Swap Futures Contract. NYMEX #08.53 04/11/2008 Certified 04/11/2008 1
CME Moves the taping and retention requirements with respect to headset communications on the trading floor from CBOT Rule 506 to CME/CBOT Rule 536.G. CME #08-66 04/04/2008 Certified 04/10/2008 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
CFE Updates CFE Fee Schedule to extend the term of CFE's Day Trade fee pilot program through December 31, 2008. CFE # CFE-2008-02 04/02/2008 Certified 04/08/2008 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
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
CBOT Provides Notice that CBOT will settle agricultural futures contracts based upon spread relationships between contract months in each product, as provided for in current CBOT Rule 813. CBOT Market Regulatory Advisory Notice RA0808-1. CBOT #08-69 04/04/2008 Certified 04/04/2008 1
CME Provides Notice of three Regulatory Advisories - RA0806-3, RA0807-3, RA0808-3, involving CME & CBOT Rules 536 (CTR), order entry on consolidated trading floor and 501 and 536 trading restrictions re: employees of members. CME and CBOT #08-65 04/02/2008 Certified 04/03/2008 1
CBOT Provides Notice of three Regulatory Advisories - RA0806-3, RA0807-3, RA0808-3. CME and CBOT #08-65 involving CME and CBOT Rules 536 (CTR), order entry on consolidated trading floor and 501 and 536 trading restrictions re: employees of members. 04/02/2008 Certified 04/03/2008 1
ICE US Provides for the trading of Options Contracts on the Exchange's electronic trading system. ICE US #08-23 03/26/2008 Certified 04/02/2008 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
NYMEX Provides for a new NYMEX incentive program regarding electronic trading on CME Globex of the "Green Exchange" product slate, and associated amendments to Broker Incentive Program. NYMEX #08.42 03/13/2008 Certified 03/31/2008 1
ICE US Changes the electronic open times for some agricultural products; extends floor hours & changes closing period for Continuous Commodity Index Options Contracts; and deletes references to floor hours for Reuters Jefferies CRB Index. ICE US #08-22 03/26/2008 Certified 03/26/2008 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 the open outcry trading session for Cotton No.2 options contracts by opening trading at 8:15 am instead of 10:30 am. ICE US #08-21 03/18/2008 Certified 03/25/2008 1
MGE Permits Hard Red Spring Wheat options contracts to trade electronically during the same time as by open outcry. 03/19/2008 Certified 03/25/2008 1
MGE Increases the fee for handling Exchange for Risk (EFR) transactions, adds a fee for Exchange for Physical (EFP) transactions and creates a new fee rate for delegate members. 03/20/2008 Certified 03/25/2008 1
USFE Provides Block, EFP, Error Trade and Maximum Order Rules for the trading of futures on the SENSEX Stock Price Index. USFE #08-2 03/20/2008 Certified 03/25/2008 1
NFX Provides Notice of Closure on Good Friday holiday, Friday March 21, 2008. PBOT #2008-03 03/19/2008 Certified 03/19/2008 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
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 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
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 Allows the Transfer of Listed Contracts to another Designated Contract Market. NYMEX #08.48 03/14/2008 Certified 03/15/2008 1
CME Provides Notice of the harmonized Computerized Trade Reconstruction ("CTR") rules and enforcement programs related to trading floor recordkeeping by individual members and clearing member firms. Market Regulatory Advisory RA0805-3. CME and CBOT #08-56 03/13/2008 Certified 03/14/2008 1
CBOT Provides Notice of the harmonized Computerized Trade Reconstruction ("CTR") rules and enforcement programs related to trading floor recordkeeping by individual members and clearing member firms. Market Regulatory Advisory RA0805-3. CME and CBOT #08-56 03/13/2008 Certified 03/14/2008 1
CME Provides procedures and requirements for the appropriate resolution of outtrades, errors and the mishandling of orders. Market Regulation Advisory #RA0804-3. CME and CBOT 08-55 03/12/2008 Certified 03/13/2008 1
CBOT Provides procedures and requirements for the appropriate resolution of outtrades, errors and the mishandling of orders. Market Regulation Advisory #RA0804-3. CME and CBOT 08-55 03/12/2008 Certified 03/13/2008 1
ICE US Expands permissible Block Trades to Cotton No.2 Futures Contracts with a minimum threshold of 500 contracts for all months. ICE US #08-20 03/13/2008 Certified 03/13/2008 1
ICE US Changes to Robusta trading hours on Last Trading Day, and temporary changes to the opening times for several agricultural futures products. ICE US # Amended 08-15 03/11/2008 Certified 03/13/2008 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
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
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 Ends open outcry trading for most of ICE US Futures Contracts. ICE US 08-13 02/28/2008 Certified 03/07/2008 2
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
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 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
CCFE Amendments to modify order procedures; define the effective date of position limits; and increase the position limits for Options on Sulfur Financial Instrument futures contracts. CCFE #07-21 12/18/2007 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
CBOT Adopts common rule language with respect to Rule 550 ("Post Close Session") CBOT #08-43 02/25/2008 Certified 02/27/2008 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
ICE US Expands the range of prices at which Trade At Settlement ("TAS") orders may be executed. ICE US #08-4 01/09/2008 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
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