Date of Letter

Date Filed

DCM

Description

07/31/2006

07/31/2006

CFE

Rule Numbers – CFE Policy and Procedures V.
CFE’s Independent Software Vendor Incentive Program

07/28/2006

07/28/2006

NYMEX

Clarification on the Listing of the Heating Oil Financial futures contract (code BH) on the NYMEX ClearPort Clearing platform effective on Sunday, July 23, 2006.

07/28/2006

07/28/2006

MGEX

The purpose for amending the Resolution is to update Exchange service fees.

07/28/2006

07/28/2006

MGEX

The purpose for amending the Regulation is to allow Spring Wheat futures contracts to trade on the current electronic trading platform during the same time the contracts are trading by open outcry

07/28/2006

07/28/2006

MGEX

The purpose for amending the Regulation is to include minimum financial requirements for Non-Futures Commission Merchant Member Firms and Independent Introducing Brokers

07/27/2006

07/27/2006

HEDGESTREET

Rule Numbers – Hedgestreet Rules 12.77
HedgeStreet amends the definition of “Underlying” as well as amends the Reporting Level for the current Copper Binary Contracts, effective at the start of business on Friday, July 28, 2006.

07/26/2006

07/26/2006

CBOT

Early listing of July 2008 Soybean options

07/26/2006

07/26/2006

CBOT

The Revise provisions governing member access to e-cbot from the CBOT Exchange Floor

07/26/2006

07/26/2006

CBOT

Supplemental filing-revise last trading day and load-out procedures for Ethanol futures

07/25/2006

07/26/2006

CBOT

Rule Numbers - Rule 3407.03
Allow corrections to Soybean Crush option exercises after the designated deadline on the last trading day.

07/25/2006

07/26/2006

CBOT

Rule Numbers - Rule 2006.01
Establish a cabinet trade provision for Binary Options on the Target Fed Funds Rate

07/24/2006

07/24/206

CME

Rule Numbers – Amended CME Rule 27102.B and addition of Interpretation to Chapter 271.
The cash settlement rules for the CME Koreak Won versus the U.S. Dollar futures are amended in order to add backup procedures for cash settling the futures contracts at termination, when the primary settlement rate option is unavailable.

07/24/2006

07/24/2006

CBOT

Rule Numbers - Appendices 9B-2, 9B-03
Update CBOT Error Trade Policy

07/21/2006

07/21/2006

NYMEX

Rule Numbers – Rule 6.21A, New Rules 190.14B and 191.14B
Effective with trade Monday, July 24, 2006, Exchange of Futures for, or in connection with, swap transactions, will be available for NYMEX New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB or “RB”), and NYMEX New York Harbor Unleaded Regular Gasoline (“HU”) Futures Contracts. New Rules 190.14B and 191.14B have been added in conjunction with the amendments to Rule 6.21A.

07/21/2006

07/21/2006

HEDGESTREET

Rule Numbers – Rules 12.80 and 12.81
Not re-list any new Binary Corn contracts nor list any new Binary Soybean contracts for trading until further notice to the Commission

07/21/2006

07/24/2006

CBOT

Rule Numbers – 906.03, 906.04, 9B.08, 1007.02
Update the CBOT “Trading Day” definition

07/21/2006

07/24/2006

CBOT

Removal of spot month agricultural contract price limits on both the open auction and e-cbot platforms

07/21/2006

07/24/2006

CBOT

Expansion of trading hours for transitory Exchange for Physicals transactions in CBOT 100 oz. Gold and 5,000 oz. Silver futures.

07/20/2006

07/20/2006

NYMEX

Listing the Heating Oil Financial futures contract (code BH) on the NYMEX ClearPort platform effective on 7/23/2006 for trade date July 24.

07/20/2006

07/20/2006

CME

Rule Numbers – 20106
Eliminate requirement for delivery certificate

07/20/2006

07/21/2006

CBOT

Establishment of a “Global Developing Markets” Program

07/20/2006

07/20/2006

CBOT

Rule Numbers – 425.05, Appendix 4C
Revise spot month position limits for CBOT Treasury futures

07/20/2006

07/20/2006

CBOT

Rule Numbers – 201.00, 221.00, 230.07, 249.01, 251.01, 252.00
Revise various membership related provisions

07/20/2006

07/20/2006

CBOT

Rule Numbers – 1008.01, 1608.01, 1609.01, 1690.01
Revise last trading day, daily price limits and load-out procedures for Ethanol futures

07/19/2006

07/20/2006

CBOT

Early listing of July and December 2009 Corn and mini-sized Corn futures

07/19/2006

07/20/2006

CBOT

Early listing of July and December 2009 Corn and mini-sized Corn futures

07/19/2006

07/20/2006

CBOT

Modify procedure for determining the daily settlement prices for all CBOT Ethanol Futures

07/19/2006

07/20/2006

NYMEX

Rule Numbers – Rules 9.26, 9.27 and 9.34
™Effective on August 7, 2006, these amendments included the addition of position limits, accountability levels, and reporting levels for two new Metal Futures Contracts: NYMEX miNY™ Platinum Futures Contract and NYMEX MiNY™ Palladium Futures Contract

07/19/2006

07/19/2006

NYMEX

Rule Numbers - Rules 9.26, 9.27, and 9.34
Effective on June 24, 2006, these amendments include the addition of position limits, accountability levels, and reporting levels for twelve new Electricity Futures Contracts.

07/18/2006

07/18/2006

CBOT

Establish e-cbot electronic trading hours for CBOT agricultural futures to run concurrently with the daytime open auction trading hours

07/13/2006

07/13/2006

NYBOT

Rule Numbers – Rule 4.29
Amendment to rule authorize the use of the settlement premiums determined by NYCC.

07/13/2006

07/13/2006

NYBOT

Rule Numbers – Rules 15.07-15.10, 15.12, 16.04, 16.05, and 16.09
Amendments to USDA® and Currency Delivery Rules mandate the use of the Continuous Linked Settlement system for all currency deliveries, except those involving the forint and korona currency pairs

07/13/2006

07/13/2006

NYBOT

Rule Numbers – Rule 5.03(j)(x)
Amendment to rule allows a Clearing Member to accept a Pass-Through Letter of Credit as margin collateral.

07/13/2006

07/13/2006

NYBOT

Rule Numbers – Coffee C Resolution No. 1 and Cocoa Resolution No. 5
Clarify and conform warehouse requirements with existing practices

07/13/2006

07/14/2006

CME

Rule Numbers – Chapters 355B, 355C, 356B, 356C, 369A
Chapter renumbering on the S&P 500/Citigroup Growth futures and options on futures, S&P 500/Citigroup Value futures and options on futures, and the LMC II TRAKRs futures contracts.

07/13/2006

07/14/2006

CME

Further Changes to the gasoline component of the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI) for October 2006

07/13/2006

07/14/2006

CBOT

Establish Electronic Market Marker Program for Binary Options on the Target Federal Funds Rate

07/11/2006

07/12/2006

HEDGESTREET

HedgeStreet amends the current Reporting Levels for its Binary Crude Oil and Nonfarm Payrolls contracts, effective at the start of business on Wednesday July 12, 2006

07/07/2006

07/07/2006

HEDGESTREET

As of the start of business on Monday, July 10, 2006, HedgeStreet effects amendments to its current Nonfarm Payroll Binary contracts, such that the maximum Settlement Value for these contracts are increased to $100, and the Reporting level modified.

07/07/2006

07/07/2006

NYMEX

Notification of Listing 72 Consecutive Contract Market in the Brent Financial Contract and Delay of Launch on the CME Global Platform until July 23, 2006.

07/06/2006

07/06/2006

CME

Rule Numbers - Rule 539.C - Pre-Execution Discussions Regarding GLOBEX Trades Rule 585 GLOBEX Call Market Trading Algorithm

07/06/2006

NYMEX

Rule Numbers – NYMEX Rules 3.10 and 3.13
Notification of Amendments to Exchange Rules 3.10 and 3.13: Increase the Number of Public Members Serving on Disciplinary Committees

07/05/2006

07/05/2006

CME

Additional options listing on the S&P 500 futures contracts.

07/03/2006

07/03/2006

CME

Rule 37410.D., Index Expense Factor
CME is adopting a technical amendment to (downwardly) adjust TRAKRS Platform Fees and the Index Expense Factor associated with PIMCO CommunityRealtyReturn DJ-TRAKRS ("PIMCO CCR TRAKRS") by five (5) basis points.

07/03/2006

07/03/2006

CFE

CFE Rules 2202 and 2204 and CFE Policy Procedure IX.
The amendment changes the execution allocation method for CFE's Gas At The Pump (GAPP) futures contracts and removes the GAPP Futures Market Maker Program from the CFE Policies and Procedures manual.