Rule Amendments, Policy Changes and Other Exchange Actions

January 11, 2008

• SER #4662: E-mini S&P 500 Options Exercise Price Rule Revised
• SER #4663: CME to List Additional S&P 500 and E-mini S&P 500 Options Contracts

January 10, 2008

• SER #4660: Amendments to CME Rules 588 and 622 and Adoption of CBOT Rules 588 and 622 in Connection with Migration of CBOT Products to CME Globex

January 2, 2008

• SER #4658: Stock Index Price Limits Revised Effective for 1st Quarter 2008

December 27, 2007

• SER #4655: Earlier Opening Time for All Floor-Traded CME Dairy Futures and Options Beginning Monday, January 7, 2008

December 26, 2007

• SER #4654: New March Quarterly Contract Month Brazilian Real Futures Calendar Spreads Listed on CME Globex, Effective Sunday, January 20, 2008

December 24, 2007

• SER #4656:  Stock Index Price limits to be Revised Effective for 1st Quarter 2008

December 20, 2007

• SER #4653:  CME Group FX Product Enhancements: (1) Elimination of Contrary Instructions Regarding Automatic Exercise of American-Style FX Options on Termination Day, and (2) Daily Settlement Prices Based on Volume-Weighted Average Prices in Closing Range for Select FX Futures

December 18, 2007

• SER #4651: Russian Ruble Futures March Quarterly Cycle Contract Months Listed for Trading on CME Globex Out Five Years, Effective Sunday, January 20, 2008

December 14, 2007

• SER #4648: Revised CME Dairy Products Christmas and New Years 2007 Holiday Trading Schedule
• SER #4649: Reminder of the List of Restricted Contract Markets for Rule 552-Dual Trading Restrictions

December 13, 2007

• SER #4645: Harmonizing CME Flex Option Procedures Tuesday, January 22, 2008
• SER #4646: Harmonizing CBOT Stock Index Trading Hours and Price Limit Policies on Sunday, January 12, 2008
• SER #4647: Harmonizing CME Stock Index Price Limit Policies on Tuesday, January 1, 2008

December 5, 2007

• SER #4643:  January 2008 CME Group Brazilian Real Futures and Options Contracts Terminate Trading Friday, December 28, 2007

November 30, 2007

• SER #4642:  Yen-Denominated Nikkei 225 Futures to be Removed from the New Product Access Program

November 28, 2007

• SER #4640:  Exchange Approves Removal of Ninth Position Eurodollar Futures from List of Restricted COntract Months Pursuant to Rule 515.E., Effective Retroactive to november 1, 2007

November 16, 2007

• SER #4636: Expansion of One-By-Five S&P 500 - E-mini S&P 500 Option Spreads

November 15, 2007

• SER #4638: Revised CME Globex Commodities Thanksgiving 2007 Holiday Trading Schedule

November 12, 2007

• SER #4634:  E-mini Nasdaq 100 Options Exercise Price Rule Revised
• SER #4635:  Treasury-Matched MidCurve Options on Eurodollar Futures to Commence Trading on November 19, 2007

November 1, 2007

• SER #4632:  List of Restricted Contract Markets for Rule 552-Dual Trading Restrictions--Ninth Quarterly Cycle Contract Month Position Eurodollar Futures (December 2009) is Removed from List of Dual Trading Restricted Markets, Effective, Thursday, November 1, 2007

October 25, 2007

• SER #4630:  Solicitation Privileges upon Consolidation of CME and CBOT Trading Floors

October 24, 2007

• SER #4629: CME Group FX Futures and Options Settlement Procedures for Columbus Day and Veterans Day Holidays

October 11, 2007

• SER #4624:  Commodity Excess Return Futures (CERFS) Launch Canceled

October 8, 2007

• SER #4623:  Strike Prices Added for Options on Canadian Dollar Futures, Effective Sunday, October 7, 2007, for CME Globex Trading, and Monday, October 8, 2007, for Open Outcry Trading

September 30, 2007

• SER #4621:  Stock Index Price Limits Revised Effective for 4th Quarter 2007

September 24, 2007

• SER #4615:  CME Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index Futures Contract to Launch on Sunday, September 30, 2007
• SER #4617:  CME Group Inc. to Launch Futures and Options on S&P/GRA Commercial Real Estate Indices (SPCREX) on Sunday, October 14, 2007
• SER #4618:  Stock Index Price Limits to be Revised Effective for 4th Quarter 2007

September 14, 2007

• SER #4610:  Changes to CME Live Cattle Futures Beginning with October 2008 Contract Month
• SER #4612:  Reminder of Restricted Contract Markets for CME Rule 552 - Dual Trading Restrictions
• SER #4613:  CME-Carvill Hurricane Index Final Notice
• SER #4614:  CME Group to Launch Four Commodity Excess Return Futures (CERFs) on Sunday, October 14, 2007

September 5, 2007

• SER #4608:  CME Wood Pulp Futures and Options Listed on Sunday, September 9, 2007

August 13, 2007

• SER #4603:  E-mini S&P MidCap Options to Commence Trading and Expanded Listing Cycles for Various Options on Equity Index Futures on the Trade Date of August 20, 2007
• SER #4604:  CME Bolsters the S&P SmallCap 600 Index Product Suite

August 10, 2007

• SER #4601: Trading of One-By-Five SUP 500 - E-mini S&P 500 Option Spreads

August 1, 2007

• SER #4599:  Amendment to Rule 550 ("Post Settlement and Post Close Session"), Effective August 13, 2007

July 6, 2007 

• SER #4595: CFTC Approves Changes to Live Cattle Deliverable Weights Beginning with December 2007 Contract Month

July 5, 2007

• SER #4593: Settlement Price Determination in Class III Milk Futures

 July 2, 2007

• SER #4592: Revised CME Globex Commodities Independence Day 2007 Holiday Trading Schedule
• SER #4591: Stock Index Price Limits Revised Effective for 3rd Quarter 2007

June 22, 2007

• SER #4588: CME to List Additional E-mini S&P 500, E-mini NASDAQ 100, NASDAQ 100, S&P SmallCap 600, E-mini S&P MidCap 400, S&P MidCap 400, E-mini Russell 1000, Russell 2000 and E-mini 2000 Index Futures Contracts
• SER #4589: Stock Index Price Limits to be Revised Effective for 3rd Quarter 2007

June 15, 2007

• SER #4585: CME Credit Index Event Contracts to Launch on Sunday, June 17, 2007

June 14 2007

• SER #4586: CME Independence Day 2007 Holiday Trading Schedule

May 31, 2007

• SER #4579: Changes to Live Cattle Futures Delivery Deadlines
• SER #4580: Reminder - Class III Milk Futures and Options to be Removed from the New Product Access Program
• SER #4581: Changes in Agricultural Trading Hours Effective June 4, 2007

May 24, 2007

• SER #4578:  Headset Policy Change Approved in Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Price Index Futures Pit, Effective June 4, 2007

May 18, 2007

• SER #4575: Exchange Approves Changes to Live Cattle Deliverable Weights Beginning with December 2007 Contract Month
  
• SER #4576: CME-Carvill Hurricane Index Seasonal Futures & Options and CME-Carvill Hurricane Index Seasonal Maximum Futures & Options Contracts are Scheduled to Launch on Monday, May 21, 2007

May 15, 2007

• SER #4573: Restricted Contract Markets for CME Rule 552 - Dual Trading Restrictions

May 8, 2007

• SER #4571: Quarter-Tick Rules for Certain CME Eurodollar Option and Options Spreads Clarified

May 7, 2007

• SER #4570: CME Canadian CAT Indexes Futures and Options Contracts are Scheduled to Launch on Monday, May 7, 2007

May 1, 2007

• SER #4568: Listing Delay for October 2008 Live Cattle Futures Contract

April 30, 2007

• SER #4566: Quarter-Ticks in Certain CME Eurodollar Options and Half Strike Listings for CME Eurodollar Options
• SER #4565: Exchange for Risk ("EFR") in Agricultural Commodities Begins Monday, April 30, 2007

April 16, 2007

• SER #4560: CME Weekly Average Temperature Futures and Options Contracts Begin Trading Monday, April 16, 2007

April 3, 2007

• SER #4561: Stock Index Price Limits Revised Effective for 2nd Quarter 2007
• SER #4558: Stock Index Price Limits to be Revised Effective for 2nd Quarter 2007

March 20, 2007

• SER #4556: Exchange Approves Dynamic Listing of Out-of-Current-Range Strike Prices for Selected Equity and Foreign Exchange Options, Effective Monday, March 26, 2007
• SER #4555: Reminder of Restricted Contract Markets for Rule 552 - Dual Trading Restrictions

March 12, 2007

• SER #4552: CME-Carvill Hurricane Index Futures and Options Contracts Begin Trading Monday, March 12, 2007
• SER #4551: Increased Non-Spot Month Speculative Position Limits for CME Lean Hogs and CME Live Cattle

February 28, 2007

• SER #4548: Electronic Dry Whey Futures to Begin Trading on Monday, March 19, 2007
• SER #4546: Earlier 3:00 P.M. Sunday Opening Time for CME Foreign Exchange Futures and Options Traded on CME Globex Effective Sunday, March 25, 2007
• SER #4545: Change in Storage Season for Frozen Pork Bellies
• SER #4542: April 2007 Foreign Exchange Options Expiration Clarification
• SER #4541: Earlier Opening Time for Goldman Sachs Commodity Index Futures and Options
• SER #4540: CME Physical Butter Futures & Options Contracts to be Relisted

February 1, 2007

• SER #4537: CME Spot Call Cheese and Nonfat Dry Milk Rules Have Been Amended To Account for Changes in Buyer, Seller and Exchange Duties
• SER #4538: Class III Milk Futures and Options to be Removed from the New Product Acess Program
• SER #4541: Earlier Opening Time for Goldman Sachs Commodity Index Futures and Options

January 19, 2007

• SER #4535: Change in Feeder Cattle Index Beginning with March 2007 Contract
• SER #4536: Foreign Exchange Option Spreads Available on CME Globex Effective Sunday, February 4, 2007

January 16, 2007

• SER #4532: Increase in Standard Freight Rate for Live Cattle Futures Deliveries in 2007
• SER #4533: Equity Index Options Spread Tick Rule Revised

January 3, 2007

• SER #4529: Change to Last Trading Day and Final Expiration for January 2007 Goldman Sachs Commodity Index

• SER #4528: Stock Index Price Limits Revised Effective for 1st Quarter 2007

December 29, 2006

• SER #4525: January 2007 CME Brazilian Real Futures and Options Contracts Terminate Trading Thursday, December 28, 2006
• SER #4524: Stock Index Price Limits to be Revised Effective for 1st Quarter 2007
• SER #4527: National Day of Mourning for Former President Gerald R. Ford

December 15, 2006

• SER #4520: Side-By-Side Trading for Select Foreign Exchange Options Effective Monday September 18, 2006

• SER #4519: Reminder of Restricted Contract Markets for Rule 552 - Dual Trading Restrictions
• SER #4522: Settlement Price Determination in Class III Milk Futures

November 6, 2006

• SER #4510: CME Seasonal Strip Snowfall Index Futures and Options Begin Trading Monday, November 6, 2006
• SER #4511: CME Canadian Monthly and Seasonal Strip Degree Days Index Futures and Options Contracts Begin Trading Monday, November 6, 2006
• SER #4512: Exchange Approves Technical Amendments to the Interpretation of CME Rule 580 - GLOBEX Trade Algorithms

October 8, 2006

• SER #4503: Stock Index Price Limits Revised Effective for 4th Quarter 2006
• SER #4505: Technical Clarification to Exchange Rules governing CME Eurodollar 5-Year E-mini Bundles

October 2, 2006

• SER #4502:  PIMCO® StocksPLUS® Total Return TRAKRS to Commence Special Marketing Period on October 3, 2006

September 22, 2006

• SER #4499: Amendments to TRAKRS Effective Monday, September 25, 2006
• SER #4500: Stock Index Price Limits to be Revised Effective for 4th Quarter 2006

September 19, 2006

• SER #4497: Exchange to List CME Eurodollar 5-Year E-mini Bundles and CME Eurodollar E-mini Futures on October 8, 2006
• SER #4496: Reminder of Restricted Contract Markets for Rule 552-Dual Trading Restrictions

September 14, 2006

• SER #4495: CME Korean Won (KRW) Versus U.S. Dollar (USD) Futures and Options Begin Trading on Sunday, September 17, 2006

September 8, 2006

• SER #4489: Exchange Approves Imposition of CME Rule 515.E. Intra-Association Customer Percentage Trading Restrictions to CME Third Position March Quarterly Cycle One-Year Eurodollar MidCurve Options Effective October 2, 2006
• SER #4492: Reminder of Restricted Contract Markets for Rule 552-Dual Trading Restrictions; and New Dual Trading Restriction on 1st Position Live Cattle Futures, 1st March Quarterly Position S&P 500 Options and 3rd March Quarterly Position One-Year Eurodollar MidCurve Options, Effective Friday, September 1, 2006

September 1, 2006

• SER #4493: CME Korean Won (KRW) Versus U.S. Dollar (USD) Futures and Options Begin Trading on Sunday, September 17, 2006

August 30, 2006

• SER #4488: CME to List Nickel Strikes in the 2nd Quarterly for NASDAQ 100 and E-Mini NASDAQ 100 Options
• SER #4487: Reminder Regarding September 1, 2006 Implementation of Dual Trading Restrictions in Live Cattle Futures, S&P 500 Options and Midcurve Options and Reissue of Updated Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Concerning CME Rule 552 ("Dual Trading Restrictions")

August 25, 2006

• SER #4486: CME Chinese Renminbi (RMB) Versus U.S. Dollar (USD), Euro (EUR) and Japanese Yen (JPY) Futures and Option Contracts Begin Trading on Sunday, August 27, 2006

August 14, 2006

• SER #4482: Two Additional "Even" Months in Live Cattle futures to be Listed on Friday, September 1, 2006

July 31, 2006

• SER #4480: CME British Pound, Canadian Dollar and Swiss Franc European-Style Options Launch on Sunday, July 30, 2006
• SER #4478: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Concerning CME Rule 552 ("Dual Trading Restrictions")
• SER #4477: New Dual Trading Restriction on 1st Position Live Cattle Futures to Be Lifted on Last Ten Business Days of Trading; And Reminder of Upcoming Restricted Contract Markets for Rule 552-Dual Trading Restrictions

July 11, 2006

• SER #4472: Stock Index Price Limits Revised Effective for 3rd Quarter 2006
• SER #4474: CME to List Additional S&P 500 Options Contracts

June 30

• SER #4471: CME British Pound, Canadian Dollar and Swiss Franc European-Style Options Launch on Sunday, July 30, 2006

June 28, 2006

• SER #4470: CME Independence Day Holiday Schedule
• SER #4466: CME Korean Won Versus U.S. Dollar Futures and Options Contracts Listed for Trading on Sunday, September 17, 2006 for the Trade Date of Monday, SEptember 18, 2006
• SER #4465: CME Chinese Renminbi Versus U.S. Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen Futures and Options Contracts Listed for Trading on Sunday, August 27, 2006 for the Trade Date of Monday, August 28, 2006

June 23, 2006

• SER #4464: Block Trading in CME Housing futures and option contacts
• SER #4467: Stock Index Price Limits to be Revised Effective for 3rd Quarter 2006
• SER #4468: Spot Call Butter, Cheese and Nonfat Dry Milk Markets will be Closed on Monday, July 3rd

June 16, 2006

• SER #4459: Additional Contract Month to be Added for Selected Foreign Exchange Options Traded on CME Globex Effective Sunday, June 18, 2006
• SER #4460: Additional Eurodollar Futures "Month Versus Pack" Spreads to be Listed on CME Globex, Effective Sunday, June 25, 2006
• SER #4462: Reminder of the New Dual Trading Restriction on 1st Position Live Cattle Futures, 1st March Quarterly Position S&P 500 Options, 3rd March Quarterly Position One-Year Eurdollar Midcurve Options Effective Friday, September 1, 2006 and the List of Restricted Markets for Dual Trading

June 1, 2006

• SER #4456: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Concerning CME Rule 552 ("Dual Trading Restrictions")

May 26, 2006

• SER #4454: PIMCO CommodityReal Return DJ-AIGCI TRAKRS ("PIMCO CRR TRAKRS") to Commence Special Marketing Period on May 26, 2006

May 19, 2006

• SER #4452: CME Housing Futures and Options on Futures Contracts Begin Trading on Monday, May 22, 2006

May 15, 2006

• SER #4416: Headset Policy Changes Approved in the Equity Quadrant

May 9, 2006

•   SER #4448: Increase in Lean Hog Futures Daily Price Limit to be Effective May 22, 2006

May 4, 2006

• SER #4447: CME Israeli Shekel Foreign Exchange (FX) Futures and Options Contracts Begin Trading on Sunday, May 7, 2006

May 1, 2006

• SER #4443: Increase in Position Limits on CME Russell 2000 and E-Mini Russell 2000 Contracts
• SER #4445: March 2007 CME Mexican Peso Futures Delivery Day Change

April 11, 2006

• SER #4440: Exchange Announces CME Israeli Shekel Foreign Exchange Futures and Options Contracts

April 6, 2006

• SER #4438: BXY TRAKRS Futures to Commence Special Marketing Period on April 5, 2006

March 31, 2006

• SER #4437: Exchange Approves Increase in Lean Hog Price Limit
• SER #4436: Exchange Approves Change in CME Feeder Cattle Index and Delay in Listing Feeder Cattle Futures
• SER #4435: Temporary Delisting and Amendments to the March & May 2007 CME Butter Futures and Options Contracts

March 27, 2006

• SER #4429: Revisions to Chapters 7 and 8 of CME's Rulebook

• SER #4432: Additional Strikes to be Added for Canadian Dollar Options Traded on CME Globex, Effective Sunday, April 2, 2006
• SER #4433: CME Globex No Bust Range for CME Mexican Peso Futures to be Expanded, Effective Sunday, April 2, 2006

March 23, 2006

• SER #4426: Stock Index Price Limits to be Revised Effective for 2nd Quarter 2006
• SER #4430: CFTC Approves CME Clearing360 to Substitute Futures Contracts for Select Over-the-Counter (OTC) Transactions Presented to the Exchange for Clearing

March 17, 2006

• SER #4421: Reminder of the List of Restricted Contract Markets for Rule 552 - Dual Trading Restrictions
• SER #4422: Procedures for Determining the CME/EMTA Russian Ruble Reference Rate on the Termination of Trading for the March 2006 CME Russian Ruble Futures Contract on Wednesday, March 15, 2006
• SER #4423: Increase in the Variable Tick Threshold for the S&P Options Contracts
• SER #4425: CME to List E-Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures
• SER #4428: Increase in One-Cent Strikes for Live Cattle Options

March 6, 2006

• SER #4417: Reduction in the NASDAQ 100 and E-Mini NASDAQ 100 Futures Minimum Tick

March 3, 2006

• SER #4415: Modification to Approved Delivery Facilities
• SER #4418: Increased Non-Spot Month Speculative Position Limits for CME Lean Hogs and CME Live Cattle

February 24, 2006

• SER #4411: CME to Launch GSCI® ER Index Futures on March 12, 2006
• SER #4413: Electronic Class III Milk Futures to Begin Trading on Monday, February 27, 2006
• SER #4414: CME Snowfall Index Futures and Options Begin Trading Monday, February 27, 2006

February 14, 2006

• SER #4408: Modifications to Rule 539.C. Effective February 19, 2006

February 2, 2006

• SER #4406: CME to List E-Mini® S&P Asia 50® Index Futures

January 6, 2006

• SER #4399: Stock Index Price Limits Revised Effective for 1st Quarter 2006
• SER #4400: New CME$Index® Currency Weights for 2006
• SER #4402: Five Days a Week Trading for Spot Call Butter
• SER #4395: Modifications to Rule 550 Effective January 9, 2006

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