Appendix 3. The Commission and the Industry We Regulate
Number of DCOs Registered with the CFTC

A clearinghouse that seeks to provide clearing services with respect to futures contracts, options on futures contracts, or swaps must register with the CFTC as a DCO.  In FY 2012, 17 DCOs were registered with the CFTC.

Derivatives Clearing Organizations Registered with the CFTC
Derivatives Clearing Organizations Abbreviation 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
The Actuarials Exchange, LLC AE Clearinghouse Registered DCO in 2007.          
Cantor Clearinghouse L.P. Cantor Clearinghouse       Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
Chicago Board of Trade CBOT Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
Clearing Corporation CCorp Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. CME Clearing House Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Europe Limited CME Clearing Europe         Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
ICE Clear Credit LLC ICE Clear Credit         Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
ICE Clear Europe Ltd ICE Clear Europe       Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
ICE Clear US, Inc.1 ICE Clear US Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
LCH.Clearnet LLC.2 LCH LLC     Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
Kansas City Board of Trade Clearing Corp KCBT Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
LCH.Clearnet Ltd LCH Ltd Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Inc. MGE Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
Natural Gas Exchange Inc. NGX     Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
New York Portfolio Clearing, LLC NYPC         Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc.3 NADEX Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
NYMEX Clearing House NYMEX Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
Options Clearing Corporation OCC Registered DCO in 2007. Registered DCO in 2008. Registered DCO in 2009. Registered DCO in 2010. Registered DCO in 2011. Registered DCO in 2012.
Total   11 10 12 14 17 17

1 Formerly, HedgeStreet, Inc. (back to text)

2 Formerly, International Derivatives Clearinghouse LLC. (back to text)

3 Formerly, New York Clearing Cooperation. (back to text)