Designated Contract Markets (DCM) : 16598

Organization: The Trend Exchange, Inc.

Status: Dormant

Date: 2013-05-01 00:00:00

Remarks: The Trend Exchange, Inc. was originally designated as a DCM on April 16, 2010 under the name Media Derivatives, Inc. which initially intended to list binary options on motion picture revenues as well as other media-related products. No trading has occurred on the exchange and it became dormant under the definition of dormant contract market in Commission Regulation 40.1(c) on May 1, 2013.

Associated Documents
Regulatory Chart
Background Paper
Exchange Rulebook
MDEX Draft Chapter 23 Regualtions
Draft First Amended and Restated Bylaws of MDEX
Media Derivatives (MDEX) Letter 09-25-09
Media Derivatives 3-26-10 Letter Responding to MPAA Comment Letter
Media Derivatives Response to MPAA Comment Letter (updated version)
MDEX letter to Chairman Gensler (April 2, 2010)
MPAA Comment Letter (April 8, 2010)
MDEX Letter Extending the DCM Review Period to 4-9-10
MDEX Letter Extending the DCM Review Period to 4-16-10
MDEX response (4/14/2010) to MPAA comment letter dated April 8, 2010
MDEX representation concerning future contract categories (4/12/2010)
MDEX DCM Approval Letter 04-16-10
MDEX DCM Designation Order 04-16-10
MDEX DCM Designation Concurrence of Commissioners Sommers and O'Malia 04-16-10
MDEX DCM Designation Concurrence of Commissioner Chilton
Media Derivatives letter to Chairman Gensler (April 12, 2010)