CME
Fee Waivers

Fee Waivers as of March 9, 2008
Product Effective Date Waiver

Foreign Exchange Products

04/01/2001  Floor Brokerage fees for Equity, Lessee and 106.F Employees
Interest Rate Swaps 04/08/2002 All Fees for Registered Market Makers Only 
Weather Derivatives 05/13/2002   All Fees for Registered Market Makers Only
Foreign Exchange Products 07/01/2002 CME GLOBEX Fees for Member trades executed on handheld terminals only until 12/31/2008
New Trader Program (All Contracts) 09/01/2004 Clearing and CME GLOBEX fees for electronic trading up to a capped limit for a six month period for Registered New Traders Only. The following limits apply, per trader:
   
Month Number of Sides
Eligible for Fee Waiver
1 1,000
2 2,500
3 3,000
4 4,000
5 5,000
6 8,000
E-Livestock Futures 01/01/2005 Clearing and CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 12/31/2008; As of 12/04/2006 CME Globex Fees for Registered Liquidity Providers discounted to $0.10 per side utnil 12/31/2008.
Cash Settled Butter Futures 9/19/2005 Clearing and CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only
Emerging Markets Partner Program (All Contracts) 10/1/2005 Clearing and CME Globex fees for electronic trading up to a capped limit for a two-year period for Registered EMPP Participants Only
Class III Milk Futures 3/1/2006 Clearing and CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers on Electronic Trades until 2/28/2009
Russian Ruble Futures 3/1/2006 Clearing and CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers on Electronic Trades until 12/31/2008
E-mini MSCI EAFE Futures 3/20/2006 EFP/Block Trade Surcharge and CME Globex Fees until 05/31/2008; Clearing Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 12/31/2008
Eurodollar Futures 5/1/2006 CME Globex Fees for Registered Pack and Bundle Market Makers Only until 12/31/2008. Market Makers who are not Pack and Bundle Market Makers pay a reduced CME Globex fee rate of $0.03 per side. Market Makers who are Rule 106.H Firms, Asian Incentive Program Participants, European Incentive Program Participants, or Electronic Corporate Members (Holding Members) have CME Globex fees waived and also pay a reduced clearing fee rate of $0.22 per side. Market Makers who are Electronic Corporate Members (Volume Incentive Program) have CME Globex fees waived and also pay a reduced clearing fee rate of $0.37 per side.
Israeli Shekel Futures and Options 5/8/2006 All Fees until 12/31/2008
Chinese Renminbi Futures and Options 8/28/2006 Clearing and CME Globex Fees until 12/31/2008
Korean Won Futures and Options 9/18/2006 All Fees until 12/31/2008
Eurodollar Options 10/1/2006 CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 12/31/2008. Some market makers instead pay a discounted CME Globex fee of $0.10 per side. Market Makers who are Rule 106.H Firms, Asian Incentive Program Participants, European Incentive Program Participants, or Electronic Corporate Members (Holding Members) have CME Globex fees waived and also pay a reduced clearing fee rate of $0.22 per side; Market Makers who are Electronic Corporate Members (Volume Incentive Program) have CME Globex fees waived and also pay a reduced clearing fee rate of $0.37 per side.
E-Livestock Options 12/04/2006 CME Globex Fees for Registered Lead Market Makers (LMMs) until 12/31/2008; CME Globex Fees for Registered Responding Market Makers (RMMs) discounted to $0.10 per side until 12/31/2008.
Foreign Exchange Options 12/18/2006 CME Globex Fees for Registered Lead Market Makers (LMMs) until 12/31/2008; CME Globex Fees for Registered Responding Market Makers (RMMs) discounted to $0.10 per side until 12/31/2008.
Euroyen Futures 02/05/2007 CME Globex Fees for Non-Members until 09/30/2007 and Registered Market Makers until 03/31/2008. Market Makers who are Rule 106.H Firms, Asian Incentive Program Participants, European Incentive Program Participants, or Electronic Corporate Members (Holding Members) have CME Globex fees waived and also pay a reduced clearing fee rate of $0.22 per side; Market Makers who are Electronic Corporate Members (Volume Incentive Program) have CME Globex fees waived and also pay a reduced clearing fee rate of $0.37 per side.
Euroyen Options 02/05/2007 CME Globex Fees for Non-Members until 09/30/2007 and Registered Market Makers until 03/31/2008. Some market makers instead pay a discounted CME Globex fee of $0.10 per side.  Market Makers who are Rule 106.H Firms, Asian Incentive Program Participants, European Incentive Program Participants, or Electronic Corporate Members (Holding Members) have CME Globex fees waived and also pay a reduced clearing fee rate of $0.22 per side; Market Makers who are Electronic Corporate Members (Volume Incentive Program) have CME Globex fees waived and also pay a reduced clearing fee rate of $0.37 per side.
Dry Whey Futures 03/19/2007 Clearing and CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 03/18/2009
Eurodollar Options 05/01/2007 CME Globex Fees for Member trades executed on handheld terminals or tablet PCs only until 03/31/2008
Credit Index Event Contracts 06/18/2007 All fees until 12/31/2008
S&P SmallCap 600 Futures 08/20/2007 All Fees until 03/31/2008; Members trading for their own account may receive monthly fee credits based upon contributions to volume and open interest until12/31/2008
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 Futures 08/20/2007 All Fees until 03/31/2008; Effective 09/04/2007, Registered Market Makers receive monthly fee credits for quoting two sided markets.  Furthermore, Registered Market Makers are eligible for additional fee credits based upon the market makers' contributions to volume and open interest until 12/31/2008
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 Futures 09/04/2007 Clearing and CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 03/31/2008; Effective 09/04/2007, Registered Market Makers receive monthly fee credits for quoting two sided markets.  Furthermore, Registered Market Makers are eligible for additional fee credits based upon the market makers' contributions to volume and open interest until 12/31/2008
Wood Pulp Futures 09/10/2007 Clearing and CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 09/09/2009
Wood Pulp Options 09/10/2007 CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 09/09/2009
E-mini Russell 2000 Futures 09/10/2007 Clearing and CME Globex Fees for intercommodity spreads with E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 Futures Only until 3/31/2008
Class IV Milk and Non-Fat Dry Milk Futures 09/17/2007 Clearing and CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 09/16/2009
Class III Milk, Cash Settled Butter, Dry Whey, Class IV Milk and Non-Fat Dry Milk Options 09/17/2007 CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 09/16/2009
Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index Futures 10/1/2007 All Fees until 03/31/2008; Clearing Fees, CME Globex Fees and EFP/Block Trade Surcharges for Registered Market Makers Only until 09/30/2009.  Registered Market Makers may also be eligible for fee credits based upon their monthly average daily volume
E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Futures 10/22/2007 Clearing and CME Globex Fees until 03/31/2008; EFP/Block Trade Surcharge until 06/30/2008; Clearing and CME Globex Fees for Registered Market Makers Only until 06/30/2008.  Registered Market Makers may also be eligible for fee credits based upon their monthly average daily volume.
U.S. Commercial Real Estate Futures and Options 10/29/2007 Clearing and CME Globex Fees until 06/30/2008
S&P MidCap 400 Futures and Options 3/3/2008 Clearing and CME Globex Fees until 12/31/2008
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 Options 3/3/2008 Clearing and CME Globex Fees until 12/31/2008
Volatility-Quoted Options (VQO) 3/9/2008

CME Globex Fees for Registered Lead Market Makers (LMMs) until 12/31/2008.  CME Globex Fees for Registered Responding Market Makers (RMMs) until 12/31/08, is as follows:

  Rate
Equity Members/Clearing Members/Inactive Clearing Members/Rule 106.I Members/Rule 106.S Member Approved Funds $0.17
Rule 106.D Lessees / Rule 106.F Employees $0.14
Rule 106.R Electronic Corporate Member - Holding Member $0.23 
Rule 106.R Electronic Corporate Member - Volume Incentive Program $0.32
Rule 106.H and 106.N Firms $0.23
Asian Incentive Program Participants $0.32 
European Incentive Program Participants $0.32 
eFX Bank Incentive Program Participants $0.32
Korean Bank Incentive Program Participants $0.32
CBOE Members $0.20
Customers of Member Firms $0.20