Staff of the Division of Market Oversight (DMO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are issuing this advisory to remind designated contract markets (DCMs) of the proper procedures for submitting self certifications of an event contract series. The advisory addresses the practice of submitting broad, template style certifications that combine many potential event contract permutations into a single, vague certification.

Staff of the Division of Clearing and Risk (“DCR”), Division of Market Oversight (“DMO”), and Market Participants Division (“MPD”) (collectively, the “Divisions”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) are issuing this advisory to set forth CFTC staff’s expectations with respect to, designated contract markets (“DCMs”), swap execution facilities (“SEFs”), and derivatives clearing organizations (“DCOs”) who are seeking to extend trading and/or clearing operations to a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (“24/7”) basis as well as futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) seek

After considering the request of MIAX Futures and related facts and circumstances, the Division believes that temporary no-action positions are warranted to provide participants in the HRSW Options market with a means to trade out of or offset their open positions in the September 2025 and December 2025 expirations when electronic trading is no longer available.