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Appendix 6 – Table of Acronyms


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AE
The Actuarials Exchange, LLC
AECTS
Enforcement Case Tracking System
ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
AP
Associated Persons
BTEX
BrokerTec Futures Exchange
CBOT
Chicago Board of Trade
CCORP
The Clearing Corporation
CCFE
Chicago Climate Futures Exchange, LLC
CCX
Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc.
CDXCHANGE
Commodities Derivative Exchange, Inc.
CEA
Commodity Exchange Act
CFE
CBOE Futures Exchange
CFTC
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFMA
Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
CHEMCONNECT
ChemConnect, Inc.
CME
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CME AM
CME Alternative Marketplace, Inc.
COMEX
Commodity Exchange Division
COOP
Continuity of Operations Plan
CPO
Commodity Pool Operator
CRA
CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008
CSCE
Coffee Sugar and Cocoa Exchange
CTA
Commodity Trading Advisor
DCIO
Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight (CFTC)
DCM
Designated Contract Market
DCO
Derivatives Clearing Organization
DERIVATIVES BRIDGE
Derivatives Bridge, LLC
DOJ
Department of Justice
DTEF
Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility
EBOT
Exempt Boards of Trade
ECM
Exempt Commercial Markets
EDBS
Exchange Database System
EOPF
Electronic Office Personnel Folders
EOXLIVE
Energy Options Exchange, LLC
EPFE
Exchange Place Futures Exchange, LLC
FB
Floor Broker
FBIIC
Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee
FBOT
Foreign Boards of Trade
FCA
Farm Credit Administration
FCM
Futures Commission Merchant
FCOM
FutureCom
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FIRREA
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act
FLETT
Flett Exchange
FSRIA
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
FMHA
Farmers Home Administration
FOREX
Foreign Currency
FT
Floor Trader
FTE
Full-time Equivalent
FY
Fiscal Year
GAO
Government Accountability Office
GCC
Guaranty Clearing Corporation
GFI (Energy Match)
GFI Group, Inc. - Energy Match
GFI ForexMatch
GFI Group Inc., ForexMatch
GSA
General Services Administration
HEDGESTREET
HedgeStreet, Inc.
HSE
HoustonStreet Exchange, Inc.
IB
Introducing Broker
ICAP
ICAP Commodity and Commodity Derivatives Trading System
ICAP ETC
ICAP Electronic Trading Community
ICAP HYDE
ICAP HYDE Limited Trading System
ICC
Intermarket Clearing Corporation
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ICE US
ICE Futures U.S., Inc.
IMAREX
International Maritime Exchange
INTRADE
Intrade Board of Trade
IRESE
IRESE, Inc.
ISS
Integrated Surveillance System
IT
Information Technology
JO
Judgment Officer
KCBT
Kansas City Board of Trade
LCH
London Clearing House
LIQUIDITYPORT (Option ATS)
LiquidityPort, LLC

Longitude
Longitude, LLC
MACE
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
MATCHBOXX ATS
Matchboxx ATS
ME
Merchants Exchange
MGE
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
NFA
National Futures Association
NGX
Natural Gas Exchange, Inc.
NEX
Nodel Exchange, LLC
NQLX
NQLX LLC Futures Exchange
NTP
NetThruPut
NYCC
New York Clearing Corporation
NYCE
New York Cotton Exchange
NYFE
New York Futures Exchange
NYMEX
New York Mercantile Exchange
NYSE LIFFE
NYSE Liffe Futures Exchange, LLC
OCC
The Options Clearing Corporation
OCE
Office of Chief Economist (OCE)
OCX
OneChicago LLC Futures Exchange
OED
Office of the Executive Director (CFTC)
OFM
Office of Financial Management (CFTC)
OGC
Office of the General Counsel (CFTC)
OHR
Office of Human Resources (CFTC)
OITS
Office of Information and Technology Services (CFTC)
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OMO
Office of Management Operations (CFTC)
ONXCC
OnExchange Clearing Corporation
OPEX
Optionable, Inc.
OTC
Other-the-Counter
PARITY
Parity Energy Inc.
PBOT
Philadelphia Board of Trade
PMA
President’s Management Agenda
PPGC
Pay Parity Governance Committee
PWG
President’s Working Group
REPCASE
Reparations Case Tracking System
RWG
Registration Working Group
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SES
Senior Executive Service
SFP
Security Futures Products
SL
Spectron Live.com Limited
SPARK
Stress Positions at Risk
SRO
Self-Regulatory Organization
Storm
Storm Exchange, Inc.
Swapstream
Swapstream Operating Services, Ltd.
TCX
TradeCapture Exchange
TFS
TFS Energy -Pulp and Paper
TFSE
TFS Energy, LLC
TFSC
TraditionalCoal.com
TS
TradeSpark, LP
TSS
Trade Surveillance System
US
United States
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
USFE
US Futures Exchange
UK
United Kingdom
WBOT
Weather Board of Trade
WXL
WeatherXchange Limited
Yellow jacket
Yellow Jacket Software, Inc
Last Updated: September 23, 2009