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Appendix 8 – Table of Acronyms


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AE Clearinghouse
The Actuarials Exchange, LLC
Agora-X
Agora-X, LLC
ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
AP
Associated Persons
BC-DR
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
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
DFOX
DFOX
Derivatives Bridge
Derivatives Bridge, LLC
DSRO
Designated Self-Regulatory Organization
DOJ
Department of Justice
DTEF
Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility
EBOT
Exempt Boards of Trade
ECM
Exempt Commercial Markets
EDBS
Exchange Database System
ELX
ELX Futures, L.P.
EnergyCross.com
EnergyCross.com
EOXLIVE
Energy Options Exchange, LLC
EPFE
Exchange Place Futures Exchange, LLC
FB
Floor Broker
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBIIC
Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee
FBOT
Foreign Boards of Trade
FCA
Farm Credit Administration
FCM
Futures Commission Merchant
FCRM
FCRM Electronics Markets, LLC
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
FinCEN
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FIRREA
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act
Flett
Flett Exchange
FSRIA
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
FMHA
Farmers Home Administration
FOCUS
Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single
FOREX
Foreign Currency
FT
Floor Trader
FTE
Full-time Equivalent
FY
Fiscal Year
GAO
Government Accountability Office
GFI
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 Shipping
ICAP Shipping Trading System
ICAPture
ICAP Electronic Trading Community
ICE
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
ICE Clear US
ICE Clear US
ICE US
ICE Futures U.S., Inc.
IDC
International Derivatives Clearinghouse, LLC
IMAREX
International Maritime Exchange
Intrade
Intrade Board of Trade
IOSCO
International Organization of Securities Commissions
IRESE
IRESE, Inc.
ISS
Integrated Surveillance System
IT
Information Technology
JO
Judgment Officer
KCBT
Kansas City Board of Trade Clearing Corporation
LCH
London Clearing House Clearnet Ltd
LiquidityPort
LiquidityPort, LLC
Longitude
Longitude, LLC
MATCHBOXX ATS
MATCHBOXX ATS
ME
Merchants Exchange
MGE
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Clearing House
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
Nadex
North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc.
NFA
National Futures Association
NFX
NASDAQ OMX Futures Exchange, Inc.
NGX
Natural Gas Exchange, Inc.
Nodal
Nodal Exchange, LLC
NQLX
NQLX LLC Futures Exchange
NTP
NetThruPut
NYCE
New York Cotton Exchange
NYFE
New York Futures Exchange
NYMEX
New York Mercantile Exchange Clearing House
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)
OIA
Office of International Affairs (CFTC)
OILX
OILX
OITS
Office of Information and Technology Services (CFTC)
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OMO
Office of Management Operations (CFTC)
OPEX
Optionable, Inc.
OTC
Other-the-Counter
Parity
Parity Energy Inc.
PBOT
Philadelphia Board of Trade
PMA
President’s Management Agenda
PWG
President’s Working Group
REPCASE
Reparations Case Tracking System
RER
Rule Enforcement Review
RWG
Registration Working Group
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SES
Senior Executive Service
SFP
Security Futures Products
SL
Spectron Live.com Limited
SPDC
Significant Price Discovery Contract
SRO
Self-Regulatory Organization
Storm
Storm Exchange, Inc.
Swapstream
Swapstream Operating Services, Ltd.
TACE
The American Civics Exchange
TCX
TradeCapture Exchange
TFSWeather
TFSWeather.com
tpENERGYTRADE
tpENERGYTRADE
TraditionalCoal.Com
TraditionalCoal.com
Trading Optx
Trading OptX, LLC
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
WORLDPULP
WorldPulp.com
WXL
WeatherXchange Limited
Yellow Jacket
Yellow Jacket Software, Inc
Last Updated: March 19, 2010