Arbitration Guide – CME Group

Arbitration Guide

CME Group, through the Market Regulation department, offers a forum for resolving certain disputes concerning its Exchanges.

Parties can only arbitrate claims that concern Exchange-related matters or products that involve:

  • Individual members of CME, CBOT, NYMEX, or COMEX or their employees
  • CME, CBOT, NYMEX, or COMEX clearing member firms, or their employees
  • Introducing brokers or their employees in instances where the introducing broker is guaranteed by a CME, CBOT, NYMEX, or COMEX clearing member firm
 
Certain disputes among members and between members and certain non-member employees are subject to mandatory arbitration. 

Non-Member Employee or Member-versus-Member Arbitration Fees

Amount of claim Filing fee Hearing fee Total due at time of filing
$0.00 - $10,000.00 $250.00 $50.00 $300.00
$10,000.01 - $25,000.00 $500.00 $150.00 $650.00
$25,000.01 - $75,000.00 $750.00 $500.00 $1,250.00
More than $75,000.01 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $2,000.00

To begin the arbitration claim process, the claimant must complete the appropriate Consent to Arbitration form:

CME Consent Form
CBOT Consent Form
NYMEX Consent Form

Customer versus Member Arbitration Fees

Amount of claim Filing fee Hearing fee Total due at time of filing
$0.00 - $5,000.00 $75.00 $50.00 $125.00
$5,000.01 - $10,000.00 $150.00 $150.00 $300.00
$10,000.01 - $25,000.00 $200.00 $250.00 $450.00
$25,000.01 - $100,000.00 $250.00 $500.00 $750.00
More than $100,000.00 $500.00 $1000.00 $1,500.00

To begin the arbitration claim process, the claimant must complete the appropriate Consent to Arbitration form:

CME Consent Form
CBOT Consent Form
NYMEX Consent Form

CME Group charges an arbitration filing fee and a hearing fee based on the dollar amount claimed. The appropriate fees must be submitted along with the Arbitration Consent form at the time of filing. Filing fees are non-refundable, but Hearing fees will be refunded if the case is settled or withdrawn at least 10 days before the first scheduled hearing date.

For more information on arbitration at CME, CBOT, NYMEX or COMEX, please reference Chapter 6 of the respective Rulebook:

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