• Block Trades

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
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      • Market Regulation Department
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      • CME-Group-RA1804-5
      • Notice Date
      • 20 April 2018
      • Effective Date
      • 14 May 2018

    • Effective on trade date Monday, May 14, 2018, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, this Market Regulation Advisory Notice will supersede CME Group Market Regulation Advisory Notice RA1802-5 from March 6, 2018. Effective on May 14, 2018, CME will begin to permit Basis Trade at Cash Open (“TACO”) transactions in E-mini S&P 500 futures, including TACO block trades.

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