• REVISED – Exercise & Assignment (E/A) Changes – Date Change - Effective October 16, 2019

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 19-315
      • Notice Date
      • 20 September 2019
      • Effective Date
      • 16 October 2019

    • Please be advised that, in response to firm feedback, CME Clearing will make the following changes to the Exercise and Assignment (E/A) cycle and processing to deliver results earlier:

      NEW DATE - Beginning October 16th, 2019

      • 5:30 CT / 6:30 ET: Run an E/A cycle for all expiring CME FX Options

      Beginning in Q4

      • 3:30 CT / 4:30 ET: Run an E/A cycle for all expiring NYMEX/COMEX options, immediately after the contrary instruction deadline.

      • 5:30 CT / 6:30 ET: Run an E/A cycle for all expiring CME, CBT, CBT Flex options, Late Coal and Power options, immediately after the newly combined contrary instruction deadline.

      For the full text of this advisory, please click here. 

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