Appendix 3. The Commission and the Industry We Regulate
Contract Markets Designated by the CFTC

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The following DCMs are boards of trade or exchanges that meet the criteria and core principles for trading futures or options by both institutional and retail participants. Currently, 16 DCM participants meet criteria and core principles for trading futures, options and swaps.

Contract Markets Designated by the CFTC
Designated Contract Market Abbreviation 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Cantor Futures Exchange, L.P. CX       Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
Board of Trade of the City of Chicago CBOT Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
Chicago Climate Futures Exchange, LLC CCFE Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
CBOE Futures Exchange, Inc. CFE Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, L.P. CME Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
ELX Futures, L.P. ELX     Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
Green Exchange, LLC GREENEX       Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.1
ICE Futures US, Inc.2 ICE US Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
Kansas City Board of Trade KCBT Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Inc. MGE Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. 3 NADEX Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
NASDAQ OMX Futures Exchange, Inc.4 NFX Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc./Commodity Exchange, Inc. NYMEX/ COMEX Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
NYSE Liffe US, LLC NYSE LIFFE   Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
OneChicago LLC Futures Exchange OCX Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009. Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
The Trend Exchange TRENDEX       Designated DCM in 2010. Designated DCM in 2011. Designated DCM in 2012.
trueEx LLC TRUEEX           Designated DCM in 2012.
US Futures Exchange, LLC USFE Designated DCM in 2007. Designated DCM in 2008. Designated DCM in 2009.      
Total   12 13 14 16 16 16

1 Designation vacated in July 2012. (back to text)

2 Formerly, New York Board of Trade. (back to text)

3 Formerly, HedgeStreet, Inc. (back to text)

4 Formerly, Philadelphia Board of Trade. (back to text)