NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.

NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION

FILE NO.:                   21-CH-2103

MEMBER FIRM:         ADM Investor Services, Inc.           

CBOT Rule:                971. SEGREGATION, SECURED AND CLEARED SWAPS CUSTOMER ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS

A.    All clearing members must comply with the requirements set forth in CFTC Regulations 1.20 through 1.30, 1.32, 1.49 and 30.7, and Part 22 of the CFTC Regulations. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Maintaining sufficient funds at all times in segregation, secured 30.7 and Cleared Swaps Customer accounts.

FINDINGS:                 Pursuant to an offer of settlement in which ADM Investor Services, Inc. neither admitted nor denied the rule violation upon which the penalty is based, on June 10, 2021, the Clearing House Risk Committee found that ADM Investor Services, Inc. violated CBOT Rule 971.A.1.

PENALTY:                  In accordance with the settlement offer, the Committee imposed a $50,000 fine.

EFFECTIVE DATE:    June 11, 2021