Industry Filings

August 2003 Filings by Designated Contract Markets (DCMs)

Date of Letter

Date Filed

DCM

Description

08/28/2003

08/28/2003

NYMEX

Rule numbers 6.51 - Prior amendment to the Rule requiring an Exchange Staff Member to be included in the Settlement Price Committee for Calendar Spread Options and Crack Spread Options as a three-month pilot program is now being amended to become a permanent program

08/28/2003

08/28/2003

NYBOT

Rule numbers CSCE 3.04(g), Citrus Rule 1, NYCE 1.00, 12.06 and 12.27 - NYBOT filing on behalf of three DCMs - the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. ("CSCE"), the Citrus Associates of the New York Cotton Exchange, Inc. ("Citrus") and the New York Cotton Exchange ("NYCE"). All of the rule amendments change the trading hours for the specified futures and options products. NYBOT 03-33

08/27/2003

08/28/2003

NQLX

Rule Numbers 408 – NQLX is proposing changes to Rule 408 because NQLX has determined the Rule 408(c)(6)’s requirement that Members record on order tickets the alpha-code for the relevant Clearing Account Indicator is redundant and unnecessary so long as at the time of order entry Members submit the appropriate Clearing Account Indicator to NQLX’s automated trading system

08/26/2003

08/26/2003

CME

Rule Numbers Live Cattle Futures Rule 10100. Scope of Chapter – Live Cattle Contract Amendments to conform to Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Regulations restricting deliverable cattle to those born and raised exclusively within the United States. The CME previously submitted the rule change for Commission approval in July. but withdrew the rule change on August 26, 2003

08/19/2003

8/21/2003

BTEX

Rule Numbers 414 - BTEX Bulletin #03-12 – Clarifies the obligations of a person who owns or controls futures contracts that have reached the position accountability threshold to provide information to the exchange and consent to halt increasing such position