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CME Allows trading in options on E-mini S&P 500 futures via open outcry in a specific spread trade against regular options on S&P 500 futures. CME #07-95 11/15/2007 Certified 11/21/2007 1
ICE US Gives VP of Market Regulation authority to summarily fine Floor Brokers; Permits Trade at Settlement ("TAS") orders in certain markets; and Provides for an Emerging Areas Market Maker Program. ICE US #07-67 11/16/2007 Certified 01/10/2008 1
ICE US Provides procedures for reporting and submitting EFP/EFS transactions. ICE US #07-69 11/19/2007 Certified 11/19/2007 1
ICE US Corrects date for implementation of provision of authority to VP of Market Regulation to summarily fine Floor Brokers; Trading at Settlement ("TAS") orders in certain markets; and for an Emerging Areas Market Maker Program. ICE US #07-67 11/19/2007 Certified 12/18/2007 1
NFX Provides Notice to Members regarding the 2008 Holiday Schedule. PBOT #2007-23 11/19/2007 Certified 11/19/2007 1
NFX Provides Notice to Members Regarding 2008 Holiday Schedule. PBOT #2007-23 11/20/2007 Certified 11/20/2007 1
CBOT Modifies procedures for determining the daily settlement prices for CBOT 2 Year and 5 Year US Treasury Note options. CBOT #2848.01 11/20/2007 Certified 11/28/2007 1
NYMEX Removes references to IXA (Inter-Exchange Arbitrage Transactions) since IXA trades have been discontinued. NYMEX #07.121 11/20/2007 Certified 11/20/2007 1
NYMEX Returns the layout of the Rule regarding the automatic fine schedule for speculative limit violations back to its original tabular form. NYMEX #07.124 11/20/2007 Certified 11/20/2007 1
NYMEX Amends Rules regarding Errors and Ommissions in Handling Orders on Globex. NYMEX #07.125 11/20/2007 Certified 11/20/2007 1
NYMEX Addresses document requirements for Exchange of Futures for, or in Connection with, Swap Transactions. NYMEX #07.126 11/20/2007 Certified 11/28/2007 1
NYMEX Clarifies that multiple accounts of the same customer may be aggregated in order to meet the minimum quantity threshold for Block Trades. NYMEX #07.127 11/20/2007 Certified 11/27/2007 1
NYMEX Outlines streamlined procedures for processing transfer trades, especially where transfer of positions between accounts held by separate entities which have 100% common ownership. NYMEX #07.128 11/20/2007 Certified 11/26/2007 1
ICE US Eliminates the requirement to hold shares of ICE stock; reduces the number of ICE Futures memberships required to be held in order to be a clearing member; and eliminates self-clearing privileges. ICE US #07-72 11/23/2007 Certified 11/29/2007 1
MGE Increases the number of memberships a Record Owner can own and the number of votes allowed per Record Owner. 11/26/2007 Certified 12/06/2007 1
CBOT Supplements harmonization of CBOT and CME Rulebooks, providing for staff to administer fining schedule during the interim period before CBOT adopts the CME Price Reporting System in 1-08. CBOT #2843.05 11/28/2007 Certified 01/30/2008 1
USFE Adopts the USFE standard Market Marker Program for: Futures on ISE Sector Indexes, Futures on Morningstar Indexes, Foreign Exchange Spot Equivalent Futures. USFE #07-12 11/28/2007 Certified 12/10/2007 1
USFE Adopts amendments to the Market Maker Agreements for the FX Spot Equivalent Futures contracts to enhance the quality of certain of the FX SEF markets. USFE # 07-13 11/28/2007 Certified 12/10/2007 1
CME Supplements harmonization of CBOT and CME Rulebooks, modifies CTR Enforcement Program and Sanction Schedule during the interim period before CBOT adopts the CME Price Reporting System in 1-08. CME # 07-96 11/29/2007 Certified 01/30/2008 1
CME Clarifies Rule 140.E, regarding PAS holders access to the trading floor, in connection with the Rulebook Harmonization Project. CME #07-98 11/30/2007 Certified 01/30/2008 1
CME Notifies the Commission of regulatory advisories that were issued to members of CME and CBOT with respect to each exchange's harmonized rulebooks. CME #07.101 12/04/2007 Certified 01/30/2008 1
NYMEX Clarifies the "first" and "second" parties who engage in pre-execution discussions; Deletes references to NYMEX ACCESS in Rule 11.57A. NYMEX #07.132 12/05/2007 Certified 12/11/2007 1
USFE Adopts Minimum Order Size and Error Trade rules for the trading of binary options contracts. USFE #07-14 12/05/2007 Certified 12/11/2007 1
NYMEX Implements Globex trading for certain spread options products that had been traded solely on the trading floor. NYMEX # 07.134 12/06/2007 Certified 12/11/2007 1
ICE US Allows the use of ICEBlock to register block trades for products that trade electronically; and Expands the use of the block trade procedures to the ICE agricultural contracts. ICE US #07-74 12/06/2007 Certified 12/07/2007 1
CFE Extends CFE's Trading Privilege Holder Permit Program for an additional year. CFE #2007-13 12/12/2007 Certified 12/12/2007 1
CME Harmonizes legacy CME Flex Option Procedures with practices of the CBOT legacy products. CME #07-106 12/12/2007 Certified 12/26/2007 1
CBOT Provides to members Regulatory Advisories: Enforcement of Position Limits and Reminder Regarding Gratuities. CBOT #07-104 12/12/2007 Certified 01/30/2008 1
CME Provides to members Regulatory Advisories: Enforcement of Position Limits and Reminder Regarding Gratuities. CME #07-104 12/12/2007 Certified 01/30/2007 1
CBOT Provides to members a Regulatory Advisory: Exchange of Futures for Related Positions. CBOT #07-105 12/12/2007 Certified 12/20/2007 1
CME Provides to members a Regulatory Advisory: Exchange of Futures for Related Positions. CME #07-105 12/12/2007 Certified 12/20/2007 1
ICE US Eliminates the requirement that Block Trades be priced within the no cancellation range ("NCR") for the particular commodity. ICE US #07-76 12/14/2007 Certified 12/27/2007 1
ICE US Delegates to the ICE US president the authority to make amendments for certain matters that are administrative in nature. ICE US #07-77 12/14/2007 Certified 12/27/2007 1
CBOT Revises CBOT Fees Schedules to update member firm terminology as part of the CBOT/CME Rulebook harmonization. CBOT #2851.01 12/17/2007 Certified 12/17/2007 1
ICE US Extends the benefits of cross margining programs between ICE US and Options Clearing Corp to non-members of ICE US (for Russell Index products cleared at ICE Clear US with options and ETFs on the Russell Indexes cleared at OCC). ICE US #07-79 12/17/2007 Certified 12/28/2007 1
ICE US Extends Trade at Settlement (TAS) orders to the Russell futures contracts which are traded electronically. ICE US #Supp 07-67 12/17/2007 Certified 12/17/2007 1
CBOT Revises trading hours for CBOT Stock Index contracts to harmonize trading hours for the Dow Jones Index contracts with those of other CME Group equity index contracts. CBOT #2852.01 12/18/2007 Certified 12/18/2007 1
CCFE Amendments to modify order procedures; define the effective date of position limits; and increase the position limits for Options on Sulfur Financial Instrument futures contracts. CCFE #07-21 12/18/2007 Certified 03/03/2008 1
ICE US Permits the entry and execution of Stop-Limit Orders on the electronic trading system. ICE US #07-82 12/19/2007 Certified 01/07/2008 1
CBOT Extends through 6/30/08, temporary membership privileges in 100oz Gold and 5000oz Silver options for holders of CBOT Series B-4. CBOT #2854.01 12/19/2007 Certified 12/19/2007 1
CBOT Extends through 6/30/08, temporary membership privileges with respect to covered option spreads in 100oz Gold and 5000oz Silver contracts for holders of CBOT Series B-5 Membership status. CBOT #2855.01 12/19/2007 Certified 12/19/2007 1
CBOT Provides for an Incentive Program for Swap Futures. CBOT #2853.01. See also CBOT #2853.02 12/20/2007 Certified 01/11/2008 1
CBOT Provides for Market Making Program for CBOT Swap Futures. CBOT #2853.02 12/20/2007 Certified 01/11/2008 1
CME Changes daily settlement price determination procedures to a volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") instead of the current provisions of Rule 813 - Settlement Price CME #07-110R 12/20/2007 Certified 01/02/2008 1
CFE Provides for: (i) a min. Block Trade size for trades with legs in multiple contract months when exclusively for the purchase (or sale) of a single VIX contract ("strip"); and (ii) the min. contract size for each leg of the strip. CFE # CFE-2007-14 12/20/2007 Certified 01/03/2008 1
NYMEX Transfers responsibility for review of appeal requests in relation to summary fines issued for failure of a floor order ticket review from Compliance Review to Business Conduct Committee. NYMEX #07.144 12/20/2007 Certified 12/27/2007 1
NYMEX Places responsibility on a Member or Member Firm to pay restitution resulting from violative trading conduct by a Member or Member Firm's employee in the event of non-payment by that employee. NYMEX #07.145 12/20/2007 Certified 12/27/2007 1
NYMEX Clarifies that Summary Procedures for Denial of Access apply to all NYMEX ClearPort Clearing transactions; clarifies that NYMEX ClearPort Trading Users and Agents are included as parties covered. NYMEX #07.143 12/20/2007 Certified 01/07/2008 1
NYMEX Places Restrictions on Simultaneous Buy and Sell Orders on Exchange Electronic Trading Systems. NYMEX #07.142 12/20/2007 Certified 12/28/2007 1
CBOT Provides for an Incentive Program for CBOT Deferred Fed Funds. CBOT #2856.01 12/26/2007 Certified 01/11/2008 1