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Aqua-Index Exchange, LLC Pending 08/10/2015 4
American Gas Exchange, LLC Pending 09/20/2016 1
ELX Futures, L.P. Dormant 07/01/2017 ELX listed for trading U.S. Treasury futures and used the eSpeed electronic trading platform. Clearing services were provided by OCC and regulatory services were provided by NFA. The last trade that took place on ELX was in June of 2016. 11
LedgerX LLC Designated 06/24/2019 LedgerX LLC is a DCM and a SEF doing business as FTX US Derivatives. 13
trueEX LLC Dormant 11/01/2019 trueEX LLC intends to list interest rate swaps as its initial contracts. Regulatory services for trueEX LLC will be provided by NFA. Clearing services will be provided by the CME. The 180-day review period under section 6 of the CEA was stayed on 4/9/2012. The stay was subsequently lifted on June 7, 2012. 10
Small Exchange, Inc. Designated 03/10/2020 . 12
Bitnomial Exchange, LLC Designated 04/17/2020 3
NASDAQ Futures, Inc. Vacated 09/16/2020 The Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT), was first approved by the CFTC as a contract market on 5/18/85. Effective 11/7/13, the name of the exchange was changed to NASDAQ Futures, Inc. (NQF). NQF remained a DCM until 1/1/14, on which date it became a "dormant designated contract market" as defined in CFTC regulation 40.1. On 2/6/14, NQF submitted an application to be reinstated as a DCM, pursuant to sections 5 and 6(a) of the CEA and part 38 of the CFTCs regulations. On 7/2/14, NQFs DCM application was stayed pursuant to section 6(a) of the CEA and CFTC regulation 38.3(c). The stay was lifted on 9/29/14. Effective November 21, 2014, NQFs application for reinstatement was approved and its contract market designation was reinstated pursuant to Sections 5 and 6(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Part 38 of the CFTCs regulations. Nasdaq Futures Inc. was vacated effective September 16, 2020. 26
Kalshi Designated 11/03/2020 In November 2023, KalshiEX LLC submitted a petition requesting the Commission modify its Order of Designation to permit intermediated futures trading. 13
Coinbase Derivatives, LLC Designated 11/23/2020 LMX Labs, LLC is a designated contract market (DCM) which started doing business as FairX but then changed to doing business as Coinbase Derivatives or just Coinbase. The exchange clears through Nodal Clear, a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) and part of EEX Group, which is in turn part of Deutsche Brse Group. As of 12/21/23, LMX Labs, LLC changed its legal name to Coinbase Derivatives, LLC. 5
OneChicago LLC Vacated 12/21/2020 OneChicago LLC listed for trading security futures products and was owned primarily by Interactive Brokers Group, LLC, CBOE, and CME. 3
Aristotle Exchange DCM, Inc. Pending 10/07/2021 8
Inet Futures Exchange, LLC Vacated 01/25/2022 Inet Futures Exchange (Inet) originally was designated as Island Futures Exchange on February 19, 2002. It changed its name to Inet on December 5, 2003. It never commenced trading. Vacated as of 1/25/2022. 2
ForecastEx LLC Pending 03/11/2022 8
QCX LLC Pending 06/16/2022 6
Railbird Exchange, LLC Pending 01/10/2023 7
Gemini Titan, LLC Withdrawn 02/15/2023 5
The Environmental Exchange Pending 04/20/2023 8
Electron Exchange DCM, LLC Pending 07/06/2023 7
IMX Health, LLC Designated 01/18/2024 8