FILE NO.:
CME RSRH-18-5143
MEMBER FIRM:
ICAP Corporates LLC
CME RULE VIOLATION:
526.F. BLOCK TRADES
Unless otherwise agreed to by the principal counterparties to the block trade, the seller, or, in the case of a brokered transaction, the broker handling the block trade, must ensure that each block trade is reported to the Exchange within the time period and in the manner specified by the Exchange. The report must include the contract, contract month, price, quantity of the transaction, the respective clearing members, the time of execution, and, for options, strike price, put or call and expiration month. The Exchange shall promptly publish such information separately from the reports of transactions in the regular market.
MRAN RA-1810-5 (in part)
Market participants must accurately report the execution time of the block trade.
FINDINGS:
On three occasions in May 2018, ICAP Corporates LLC did not report a block trade in a timely manner to the Exchange and on three occasions in May 2018, ICAP Corporates LLC did not report a block trade in a timely manner or with an accurate execution time to the Exchange. These block trades were executed in September 2018, December 2018, and March 2019 BTIC on S&P 500 Total Return Index Futures.
PENALTY:
On July 30, 2018, the Rule 512 committee, pursuant to Rule 512, assessed a fine in the amount of $1,000 against ICAP Corporates LLC for its violation of CME Rule 526.F.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
August 31, 2018