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Exempt Boards of Trade, 2002 – 2007


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Transactions by eligible contract participants in selected commodities may be conducted on an exempt board of trade (EBOT) as set forth under the CEA and the Commission’s regulations. EBOTs are subject only to the CEA’s anti-fraud and anti-manipulation provisions. An EBOT is prohibited from claiming that the facility is registered with, or recognized, designated, licensed, or approved, by the Commission. Also, if it is performing a price discovery function, the market must provide certain pricing information to the public. To date, 11 EBOTs have filed notices with the Commission.

Exempt Boards of Trade, 2002 – 2007
Exempt Boards of Trade1 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
AE     Registered EBOT in 2004. Registered EBOT in 2005. Registered EBOT in 2006. Registered EBOT in 2007.
CME AM       Registered EBOT in 2005. Registered EBOT in 2006. Registered EBOT in 2007.
GFI ForexMatch           Registered EBOT in 2007.
Intrade       Registered EBOT in 2005. Registered EBOT in 2006. Registered EBOT in 2007.
Longitude           Registered EBOT in 2007.
MATCHBOXX ATS         Registered EBOT in 2006.  
Storm         Registered EBOT in 2006. Registered EBOT in 2007.
Swapstream         Registered EBOT in 2006. Registered EBOT in 2007.
WBOT   Registered EBOT in 2003. Registered EBOT in 2004. Registered EBOT in 2005. Registered EBOT in 2006.  
WXL Registered EBOT in 2002. Registered EBOT in 2003. Registered EBOT in 2004. Registered EBOT in 2005. Registered EBOT in 2006.  
Yellow Jacket           Registered EBOT in 2007.
TOTAL 1 2 3 5 8 8
1For full names of EBOTs, refer to the List of Acronyms. (back to text)