Regulation 40.10(a) Submission – Amendments to CME Chapter 8G (“Interest Rate Derivative Clearing”) and Chapter iii. (“CME Definitions”) Regarding End of Waterfall Rules for Interest Rate Swaps. CME Submission No.19-336 - Effective: November 6, 2019

On September 6, 2019, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME”), a registered derivatives clearing organization (“DCO”) under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“CEA” or “Act”) provided advance notice to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) of proposed changes to Chapter 8G (“Interest Rate Derivative Clearing and Chapter iii. (“CME Definitions”) of the rules of the CME (the “Rulebook”) applicable to IRS Contracts (as defined in the Rulebook, which includes any positions in Base Guaranty Fund Products that are commingled with IRS Contracts pursuant to Rule 8G831 (“Commingling of Eligible Futures and Swap Positions”)) (“IRS products”)1 on the earlier of November 6, 2019, or the receipt of regulatory approval or non-objection.

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