• Block Trades

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
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      • CME, CBOT, NYMEX, & COMEX RA1916-5
      • Notice Date
      • 19 December 2019
      • Effective Date
      • 13 January 2020

    • Effective on trade date Monday, January 13, 2020, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, this Market Regulation Advisory Notice will supersede CME Group Market Regulation Advisory Notice RA1908-5R from August 29, 2019.  It is being issued to revise the standards for meeting the block trade minimum threshold in inter-commodity spread or combination transactions in CME and CBOT short-term interest rate futures and options products.

      Click HERE to view the full advisory.

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