NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION

NON-MEMBER FIRM:

Yannix Management LP

CBOT RULE VIOLATIONS:

538.A. Nature of an EFRP (LEGACY)

An EFRP consists of two discrete but related simultaneous transactions. One party to the EFRP must be the buyer of (or the holder of the long market exposure associated with) the related position and the seller of the corresponding Exchange contract. The other party to the EFRP must be the seller of (or the holder of the short market exposure associated with) the related position and the buyer of the corresponding Exchange contract.

Market Regulation Advisory Notice Exchange for Related Positions Rule 538
RA 1006-5: (in part) (LEGACY)

Q9: In which products are transitory EFRPs permitted?

A9: Transitory EFRPs are EFRPs in which two parties contemporaneously execute an EFRP transaction and an additional cash or OTC transaction that offsets the cash or OTC component of the EFRP; such transactions are permitted exclusively in NYMEX energy and metals products, COMEX metals products, and CME foreign exchange (“FX”) products.

FINDINGS:

Pursuant to an offer of settlement in which Yannix Management LP (“Yannix”) neither admitted nor denied the rule violations upon which the penalty is based, on August 25, 2016, a Panel of the Chicago Board of Trade Business Conduct Committee (“Panel or BCC”) found that it has jurisdiction over Yannix pursuant to Rules 402 and 418. The Panel also found that on March 28, 2013, Yannix entered into an Exchange of Options for Options (“EOO”) transaction in the Corn options on futures market. The related position of the EOO consisted of three OTC swaption contracts that were settled the same day without market risk. The Panel found that the execution of the EOO and the OTC swaption transactions constituted a transitory EFRP, which is prohibited in agricultural products.
The Panel concluded that Yannix thereby violated CBOT Rule 538.A.

PENALTY:

In accordance with the settlement offer, the Panel ordered Yannix to pay a fine of $15,000.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

August 29, 2016