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Chapter 5 Trading Qualifications and Practices
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500. SCOPE OF CHAPTER

501. EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS

502. ADMISSION TO FLOOR

503. RETIRED MEMBERS

504. [RESERVED]

505. BOOTH AND FLOOR PRIVILEGES

506. HEADSET PRIVILEGES ON THE TRADING FLOOR

506A. Access and Supervision

506B. Use of Headsets

507. ELECTRONIC DEVICES

507A. General Provisions

507B. Terms and Conditions of Use

507C. Electronic Surveillance

507D. Personal Electronic Devices

507E. Cameras and Video Equipment

508. GIVING AND RECEIVING OF GRATUITIES

509. [RESERVED]

510. REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES ON THE TRADING FLOOR

511. QUALIFIED TRADERS AND BROKERS

511A. Floor Trading

511B. Globex Trading

512. [RESERVED]

513. CONDUCT, APPAREL AND BADGES

513A. General

513B. Sanctions

513C. Hearings and Appeals

514. TRADING INFRACTIONS

514A. Definition

514B. Floor Conduct Committee Fining Authority

515. REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BROKER ASSOCIATIONS

515A. Definitions

515B. Registration Requirements

515C. Prohibition on Sharing of Personal Trading Profits

515D. Supervision

515E. Trading Restrictions

516. ERROR ACCOUNTS

517-519. [RESERVED]

520. TRADING CONFINED TO EXCHANGE FACILITIES

521. REQUIREMENTS FOR OPEN OUTCRY TRADES

522. ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS AND OFFERS

523. ALL-OR-NONE TRANSACTIONS

524-525. [RESERVED]

526. BLOCK TRADES

527. OUTTRADES, ERRORS AND MISHANDLING OF ORDERS

527A. Outtrades Discovered During a Regular Trading Hours Trading Session

527B. Outtrades Discovered After a Regular Trading Hours Trading Session

527C. Outtrades Resolution

527D. Errors and Mishandling of Orders

528. PRICE REPORTING

529. WITHHOLDING ORDERS PROHIBITED

530. PRIORITY OF CUSTOMERS' ORDERS

531. TRADING AGAINST CUSTOMERS' ORDERS PROHIBITED

531A. General Prohibition

531B. Exceptions

532. DISCLOSING ORDERS PROHIBITED

533. SIMULTANEOUS BUY AND SELL ORDERS FOR DIFFERENT BENEFICIAL OWNERS

534. WASH TRADES PROHIBITED

535. RESPONSIBILITY OF FLOOR TRADERS AND FLOOR BROKERS

536. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR PIT, GLOBEX, AND NEGOTIATED TRADES

536A. General Requirements for Open Outcry Pit Trades

536B. Globex Order Entry

536C. Bunched Orders and Orders Eligible for Post Execution Allocation

536D. Customer Type Indicator (CTI) Codes

536E. Negotiated Trades

536F. CTR Enforcement Program and Sanction Schedule

536G. Telephone Recordings

536H. Retention of Records

537. SUBSTITUTION OF FUTURES FOR FORWARDS (SUB)

538. EXCHANGE FOR RELATED POSITIONS

538A. Nature of an EFRP

538B. Related Positions

538C. Quantity

538D. Prices and Price Increments

538E. Date and Time of Transaction

538F. Termination of Trading in Exchange Contracts

538G. Identification and Submission to the Clearing House

538H. Documentation

538I. Account Requirements

538J. Large Trader Requirements for EFRP Transactions

539. PREARRANGED, PRE-NEGOTIATED AND NONCOMPETITIVE TRADES PROHIBITED

539A. General Prohibition

539B. Exceptions

539C. Pre-Execution Communications Regarding Globex Trades

540. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CUSTOMER ORDERS

540A. Standard Responsibility

540B. Liability for Negligence

541. TOP STEP TRADING RESTRICTIONS IN S&P 500 STOCK PRICE INDEX FUTURES

542. SIMULTANEOUS SPREAD AND COMBINATION TRANSACTIONS

543. [RESERVED]

544. CLOSING DAY ORDERS

545. [RESERVED]

546. OPENING AND CLOSING RANGES DURING REGULAR TRADING HOURS

547. DISCRETIONARY ORDERS

548. PRIORITY OF EXECUTION

549. [RESERVED]

550. POST CLOSE SESSION

551. [RESERVED]

552. DUAL TRADING RESTRICTIONS

552A. Definitions

552B. Prohibition

552C. Exceptions

552D. Side-by-Side Trading in Eurodollar Futures Contracts

553. AVERAGE PRICE SYSTEM

553A. Application of Average Prices

553B. Requirements for APS Trades

553C. Computation of Average Price

553D. Disclosure

554. [RESERVED]

555. TOP STEP TRADING RESTRICTIONS

555A. Definitions

555B. Top Step Restrictions

555C. Exceptions

555D. Violations

556-558. [RESERVED]

559. POSITION LIMITS AND EXEMPTIONS

559A. Bona Fide Hedging Positions

559B. Risk Management Positions

559C. Arbitrage and Spread Positions

559D. Aggregation of Positions

559E. Limited Exceptions to Aggregation for Independently Controlled Positions

559F. Violations

560. POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY

561. REPORTS OF LARGE POSITIONS

561A. General Provision

561B. Reportable Levels

562. POSITION LIMIT VIOLATIONS

563-572. [RESERVED]

573. GLOBEX OPENING

574. GLOBEX ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

575. [RESERVED]

576. IDENTIFICATION OF GLOBEX TERMINAL OPERATORS

577. [RESERVED]

578. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, NO WARRANTIES

579. GLOBEX CONTROL CENTER

579A. Customer Support

579B. GCC Communications

579C. Order Status

579D. Cancellation of Orders at Prices Outside of the Applicable Globex Price Limits

580. CME GLOBEX TRADE ALGORITHMS

581-582. [RESERVED]

583. DOMESTIC CROSS-EXCHANGE TRADING

583A. Cross-Exchange Trading by Members of Other Domestic Exchanges in Contracts Listed on Globex

583B. Cross-Exchange Trading by Members of CME in Contracts Listed on Globex or Other Electronic Trading Systems by Participating Domestic Exchanges

584-585. [RESERVED]

586. GFX CORPORATION

587. PHANTOM ORDERS

587A. Definition

587B. Permissible Responses

587C. Limitation of Liability

588. TRADE CANCELLATIONS AND PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

588A. Globex Control Center Authority Regarding Trade Cancellations and Price Adjustments

588B. Review of Trades

588C. Price Adjustments and Cancellations

588D. Alternative Resolution by Agreement of Parties

588E. Liability for Losses Resulting from Price Adjustments or Cancellations and Prohibition on Claims for Losses Arising From Error Trades Executed Within the Non-Reviewable Range

588F. Schedule of Administrative Fees

588G. Globex Non-Reviewable Trading Ranges

interpretations. INTERPRETATIONS & SPECIAL NOTICES RELATING TO CHAPTER 5

interpretations. ACCESS, CONDUCT AND APPEARANCE CODE

interpretations. QUOTATION CHANGES

interpretations. POSITION LIMIT AND REPORTABLE LEVEL TABLE