Electronic trading facilities that execute principal-to-principal transactions between eligible commercial entities in exempt commodities may operate as ECMs as set forth under the CEA and the Commission’s regulations. An ECM is subject to anti-fraud and anti-manipulation provisions and a requirement that, if performing a significant price discovery function, the ECM must provide pricing information to the public. A facility that elects to operate as an ECM must give notice to the Commission and comply with certain information, record-keeping, and other requirements. An ECM is prohibited from claiming that the facility is registered with, or recognized, designated, licensed or approved by, the Commission. A total of 24 ECMs have filed notices with the Commission and 19 were active in FY 2008.
Exempt Commercial Markets | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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CCX | ||||||
CDXchange | ||||||
ChemConnect | ||||||
EOXLIVE | ||||||
Flett | ||||||
GFI (Energy Match) | ||||||
HSE | ||||||
ICAP | ||||||
ICAP ETC | ||||||
ICAP HYDE | ||||||
ICE | ||||||
IMAREX | ||||||
LiquidityPort (Options ATS) | ||||||
NGX | ||||||
NEX | ||||||
NTP | ||||||
OPEX | ||||||
Parity | ||||||
SL | ||||||
TCX | ||||||
TFS | ||||||
TFSE | ||||||
TFSC | ||||||
TS | ||||||
TOTAL | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 |