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CFTC Significant Price Discovery Contract Order ICE Henry Financial LD1 Fixed Price Contract Action Taken 07/24/2009 Commission determined contract is a Significant Price Discovery Contract. 2
Pacific Futures Exchange Request to Vacate Request to Vacate PFE DCM Designation Action Taken 04/21/2008 On January 17, 2008, the Pacific Futures Exchange ( PFE) requested under CEA Section 7 that the CFTC vacate PFEs contract market designation as of April 21, 2008. PFE currently is not operational. PFE was orginally designated as a contract market on July 22, 1986 and the only authorized contract was the PSE Technology Stock Index future, for which trading was never initiated. 1
NQLX LLC Futures Exchange Request to Vacate NQLX seeks vacation from its order of designation Action Taken 10/29/2010 On June 16, 2010, NYSE Euronext, the ultimate parent of NQLX requested that the status of NQLX as a designated contract market be vacated and set aside by the CFTC. Comments with respect to this request were due by August 6, 2010. NQLX was originally designated as a DCM in August 2001. On July 1, 2005, it met the definition of a "dormant" DCM and since that time has remained inactive. NYSE Euronext intended that NQLX be merged into an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, on or about September 20, 2010. 0
North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. Request for Amended Order Amended DCO Order to Clear Intermediated Trades Action Taken 03/30/2010 1
Cantor Clearinghouse, L.P. Request for Amended Order Cantor Petition for Amended DCO Order Action Taken 02/11/2013 1
LCH.Clearnet Ltd. Request for Amended Order Request for amended order Action Taken 12/16/2014 . 1
Natural Gas Exchange Inc. Request for Amended Order Petition for Amended DCO Order Action Taken 03/20/2013 1
Nodal Clear, LLC Request for Amended Order Request for Amended DCO Registration Order Action Taken 06/15/2017 Request to amend order of registration as a DCO to provide clearing services for physically settled futures and options on futures. 4
Options Clearing Corporation Request for Amended Order Amended Order of DCO Registration Action Taken 02/26/2008 1
LedgerX LLC dba FTX US Derivatives Request for Amended Order Request for Amended Order of Registration as a DCO Withdrawn 11/11/2022 6
North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. Request for Amended Order Requests Amended DCM Order to Allow Intermediation Action Taken 03/30/2010 2
ELX Futures, L.P. Request CFTC use CEA section 8a(7) Request that CFTC Stay CBOT Advisory Action Taken - Denied 06/16/2011 ELX requests that the CFTC stay CBOT Advisory Notice RA0907-1, filed by CBOT under self-certification procedures on October 16, 2009. 16
American Public Power Association et al. Petition for Rulemaking Petition to amend CFTC Rule 1.3(ggg)(4) Pending 07/12/2012 14
National Futures Association Petition for Rulemaking NFA Petition for Rulemaking re: Regulation 4.5 Action Taken 02/09/2012 6
National Futures Association Petition for Rulemaking Electronic filing of Part 4 notices Action Taken 10/13/2006 NFA requested that the Commission amend its Part 4 regulations to require that notices claiming exemption or exclusion be filed electronically with NFA through its electronic filing system. The Commission proposed changes on October 13, 2006 and adopted final regulations on January 16, 2007. 4
OneChicago LLC Futures Exchange Petition for Rulemaking Request to lower margin from 20% to 15% for SFPs Withdrawn 09/18/2020 1
National Futures Association Petition for Rulemaking Elec. filing of CPO and CTA disclosure documents Action Taken 03/05/2009 3
National Futures Association Petition for Rulemaking Electronic filing of commodity pool annual reports Action Taken 12/15/2005 The petition requested that the Commission amend Regulation 4.22(c) to require that commodity pool annual reports filed by registered CPOs be required to be submitted to NFA through its electronic filing system. The Commission proposed these changes on December 15, 2005, and adopted final regulations on February 22, 2006. 4
Agora-X, LLC Petition for Rulemaking Petition to amend Reg 35 to clear OTC ag swaps Withdrawn 07/02/2010 1
CFTC No-Action No-Action Relief from Swaps Reporting Requiremt Action Taken 11/13/2012 1
Options Clearing Corporation No-Action Limited waiver of enforcement of OCC Bylaws Rules Action Taken 06/04/2012 2
CFTC No-Action No Action Relief From Swap Reporting Requirements Action Taken 10/15/2012 1
CFTC No-Action No Action Relief for Swap Reporting Requirements Action Taken 10/26/2012 1
Cargill, Inc. No-Action Relief from Certain ATOM Requirements Action Taken 01/11/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (CBOE Futures Exchange) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (Hedge Street) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (CBOT) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (KCBT) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (MGE) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (Chi. Climate Fut. Ex.) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (NYBOT) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (CME) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (NYMEX) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (One Chicago) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC No-Action Strike Price Filing Relief (USFE) Action Taken 01/09/2006 0
CFTC Interpretation Part 190- Bankruptcy-Account Class Action Taken 10/21/2004 1
CFTC Interpretation Part 190-Bankruptcy-Cleared-Only Contracts Action Taken 09/26/2008 1
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., et al Exemption CFTC Registered Floor Brokers/Traders Deemed ECEs Action Taken 01/16/2003 0
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Exemption IPE Brokers/Traders Deemed ECEs Action Taken 11/15/2004 0
LCH.Clearnet Ltd. 4d Action LCH Ltd petition for 4d order Action Taken 01/13/2017 2
LCH SA 4d Action LCH SA 4d(f) Order Action Taken 11/01/2021 1
CME Clearing House 4d Action Request for 4d order re cleared OTC Ag swaps Action Taken 03/18/2009 1
NYMEX Clearing House 4d Action Treatment of Customer Funds re: DME Action Taken 05/23/2007 The Commission issued an order under Section 4d of the Commodity Exchange Act allowing the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and registered futures commission merchants to hold Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) customer positions and associated funds in segregated accounts. The order is limited to the following contracts traded on the DME: the physically delivered Oman Sour Crude futures contract, the cash-settled West Texas Intermediate-Oman Financial Spread futures contract and the Brent-Oman Financial Spread futures contract. 1
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. 4d Action 4d Order re: OTC Wheat Calendar Swaps Action Taken 12/09/2013 1
Chicago Board of Trade 4d Action Request for 4d Order for Cleared OTC Contracts Action Taken 09/26/2008 1
ICE Clear Europe Limited 4d Action 4d(f) Request Action Taken 04/09/2013 ICE Clear Europe Limited Request for Order Pursuant to Section 4d(f) of the CEA Permitting Commingling of Customer Funds and Portfolio Margining for Swaps and Security-Based Swaps. 1
ICE Clear US, Inc. 4d Action Request for 4d Order for Cleared OTC Contracts Action Taken 12/12/2008 1
CME Clearing House 4d Action Requests to Amend NYMEX/DME 4d Order Action Taken 09/16/2011 1
Clearing Corporation 4d Action Req inclusion of new Eurex products in 4d account Action Taken 10/25/2007 1
ICE Clear Europe Limited 4d Action Request for 4d(a) Order. Action Taken 10/09/2012 The Commission has issued an order permitting ICE Clear Europe and its FCM clearing members to hold customer property used to margin, guarantee, or secure positions in foreign futures with customer property used to margin, guarantee, or secure futures, in a futures customer account maintained in accordance with Sections 4d(a) and 4d(b) of the CEA. The order also permits ICE Clear Europe to transfer cleared swaps positions, and customer property used to margin, secure or guarantee such positions, to Sections 4d(a) and 4d(b) accounts. 1