• Amendments to CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX Rule 559.E. (Limited Exceptions to Aggregation for Independently Controlled Accounts)

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-7627
      • Notice Date
      • 21 March 2016
      • Effective Date
      • 04 April 2016

    • Effective on trade date Monday, April 4, 2016, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME”), The Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (“CBOT”), New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX”) and Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX”) (collectively, the “Exchanges”) will adopt amendments to CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX Rule 559.E. (“Limited Exceptions to Aggregation for Independently Controlled Accounts”) to allow exceptions to aggregation for position limit and hedge exemption purposes in certain circumstances.

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