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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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CFE Provides rules for EFP, no-bust ranges, block trading, DPM rights and pre-execution discussions for a new product - CBOE Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index Futures Contracts. CFE-2007-06 07/05/2007 Certified 08/06/2007 0
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
ICE US Provides arbitration for Sugar No.11 delivery disputes; also increases the any one month position accountability level from 9,000 to 10,000 and the all month combined level from 9,000 to 15,000 Sugar No.11 futures and equivalent contracts. NYBOT #07-40 07/12/2007 Certified 08/03/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
NYMEX Increases from 95% of face value to 98%, the value of shares of money market mutual funds deposited by Clearing Members for original margin purposes. NYMEX #07.82 07/13/2007 Certified 08/03/2007 1
NYMEX Provides for a New Market Maker Program Pertaining to the Electronic Trading on the CME Globex System of Certain NYMEX and COMEX Options Contracts. CME Submission # 07.78 06/21/2007 Certified 08/02/2007 1
CME Issues a Regulatory Advisory (RA-07-04) regarding CME Rules 539 ("Prearranged, Pre-Negotiated and Noncompetitive Trades Prohibited") and 432.D. ("Major Offenses) for options and options spread trading. CME #07-54 07/18/2007 Certified 08/02/2007 1
CME Widens the range of prices available for trading during the post settlement session in pit and board-traded agricultural products. CME #07-60 08/01/2007 Certified 08/02/2007 1
ICE US Allows NYBOT Permit Holders to execute trades electronically on and off the trading floor and Offers an Exchange Fee Incentive Program for CME Traders of Russell Contracts; also Delisting of Pulp Options. NYBOT #07-43 08/01/2007 Certified 08/02/2007 On 09/03/07 NYBT was renamed ICE US 1
NYMEX Migrates certain products from Globex to the trading floor; products also will be available to be cleared through CPC. NYMEX #07.52 06/27/2007 Certified 08/01/2007 1
MIAX Clarifies dissemination of information to ownership, conforms to Minnesota statute and to removes non-applicable language. 07/24/2007 Certified 08/01/2007 1
OCX Accommodates the initiation of the OneChicago Block & EFP Trading System by changes to Acceptable Orders, Execution of Orders and Exchange of Futures for Physical transactions, etc. 07/19/2007 Certified 08/01/2007 1
OCX Permits reporting of block trades and EFP transactions through the OneChicago Block & EFP Trading System and makes conforming amendments to OneChicago Policies: Block Trades, Pre-Execution Discussions and Cross Trades. 07/19/2007 Certified 08/01/2007 1
NYMEX Supplements filing of 6/27, and confirms that the EFS procedures will be the procedures by which off-exchange trades will be submitted to NYMEX for the CPC service. NYMEX #07.52. 07/23/2007 Certified 08/01/2007 1
NYMEX Suppliments filings of 6/27 and 7/23; migrating certain products listed on Globex to being listed for trading on the NYMEX trading floor. Procedure used is EFSs under NYMEX Rule 6.21. NYMEX #07.52 07/31/2007 Certified 08/01/2007 1
NYMEX Supplements recent submission of a new market maker program pertaining to the electronic trading on the CME Globex system of certain NYMEX and COMEX options contracts under new NYMEX Rule 11.70. NYMEX #07.78 07/31/2007 Certified 08/01/2007 1