NOTICE OF SUMMARY ACTION

FILE NO.:

CME-RSRH-21-6403

MEMBER FIRM:

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

CME RULE VIOLATION:

561.A   REPORTS OF LARGE POSITIONS (In pertinent part)

Clearing members, omnibus accounts and foreign brokers shall submit to the Exchange a daily report of all positions required to be reported as set forth in the Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Level Table in the Interpretations Section at the end of Chapter 5.

Positions at or above the reportable level in a particular expiration month of a futures contract, or in all puts or in all calls of a particular option contract expiration month, are required to be reported. For an account with reportable positions in a particular contract, all positions, regardless of size, in any contract month and in any contract that aggregates with that contract must be reported…

The Exchange may require that more than one large trader position report be electronically submitted daily. The Business Conduct Committee or the Market Regulation Department may require reports or additional account identification from any clearing member, omnibus account or foreign broker on a lesser number of positions than reflected in the Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Level Table.

FINDINGS:

During the month of October 2021, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC inaccurately reported its large trader positions in several instances of CME contracts in violation of Rule 561.

PENALTY:

On November 10, 2021, pursuant to Rule 512, a fine in the amount of $2,500 was collectively assessed against Goldman Sachs LLC for its violations of Rule 561, as follows:  CME - $1,000, NYMEX - $1,500 (includes NYMEX Case RSRH-21-6403-2).

EFFECTIVE DATE:

November 30, 2021