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ELX Futures, L.P. Dormant 07/01/2017 ELX listed for trading U.S. Treasury futures and used the eSpeed electronic trading platform. Clearing services were provided by OCC and regulatory services were provided by NFA. The last trade that took place on ELX was in June of 2016. 11
Exchange Place Futures Exchange, L.L.C Dormant 06/01/2004 Exchange Place Futures Exchange, LLC originally was designated as BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX) on June 18, 2001. BTEX ceased operations in November 2003. As of January 30, 2004, Exchange Place Futures is wholly owned by U.S. Futures Exchange LLC (USFE). 2
FutureCom, LTD. Dormant 01/01/2004 FutureCom was designated as a contract market subject to specific conditions preventing the exchange from trading until the conditions were satisfied. The specific designation conditions are set forth in the CFTCs approval letter and Order. FutureCom never commenced trading, as the conditions placed on its designation were not met prior to the exchange becoming dormant. FutureComs business plan is to be an internet based, electronic exchange. 1
onExchange Board of Trade, Inc. Dormant 01/01/2004 onExchange Board of Trade (ONXBOT) was designated as a DCM on December 22, 2000. The original business plan was for an internet based electronic exchange, but ONXBOT has never commenced trading. 0
AMEX Commodities Corporation Dormant 01/01/2004 The AMEX Commodities Corporation (ACC) was designated as a contract market on February 15, 1985. ACC currently is not operational; there has been no activity on the ACC since 1986. 0
Chicago Climate Futures Exchange, LLC Dormant 03/01/2013 The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) is wholly owned by Chicago Climate Exchange Inc (CCX). CCX previously filed a notice with the Commission to operate as an exempt commercial market (ECM). CCS announced plans to wind down operations in August of 2011. Effective as of February 28, 2012 there is no remaining open interest in contracts at CCFE and all contracts have been delisted. 1
Merchants Exchange Dormant 10/01/2004 The Merchants Exchange (ME) was originally established in 1836 as a cash commodity market known as the Merchants Exchange of St. Louis. It was designated as a contract market by the Secretary of Agriculture twice. ME was first designated as a contract market on May 12, 1923. That designation was vacated on August 31, 1957. ME was designated again on April 13, 1962, and it appears that that designation was vacated in 1974. In 2000, the ME was designated as a contract market by the CFTC under the name Merchants Exchange of St. Louis, operating as an electronic exchange. It changed its name to ME in January 2002. 0
New York Futures Exchange Dormant 02/01/2004 The New York Futures Exchange (NYFE) originally was a subsidiary of the New York Stock Exchange when it was established in 1980. It was sold to the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE) in 1994. All NYFE contracts were transferred to the NYCE on August 1, 2003, and in June 2004, these contracts were transferred to the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT); NYBOT was formed in 1998 when NYCE merged with the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange. NYFE now is a subsidiary of NYBOT. 0
The Trend Exchange, Inc. Dormant 05/01/2013 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. 28
Twin Cities Board of Trade Dormant 01/01/2004 The Twin Cities Board of Trade (TCBT) currently is not operational. The only authorized contract was the British Pound/Deutsche Mark Cross Rate future, for which trading was never initiated. 0
U.S Futures Exchange, L.L.C. Dormant 01/01/2010 The U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE, but originally known as Eurex US) is owned approximately 67% by Man Group USA Inc., a New York Corporation, approximately 29% by U.S. Exchange Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation that is a separately capitalized wholly-owned subsidiary of Eurex Frankfurt, AG, and approximately 4% by Exchange Place Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. USFE ceased exchange operations effective 12/31/08; as of 01/01/10, USFE became dormant. 1
trueEX LLC Dormant 11/01/2019 trueEX LLC intends to list interest rate swaps as its initial contracts. Regulatory services for trueEX LLC will be provided by NFA. Clearing services will be provided by the CME. The 180-day review period under section 6 of the CEA was stayed on 4/9/2012. The stay was subsequently lifted on June 7, 2012. 10