• NOTICE OF SUMMARY ACTION

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      • CME-RSRH-20-5808
      • Effective Date
      • 10 July 2020
    • FILE NO.:

      CME RSRH-20-5808

      MEMBER FIRM:

      ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc.

      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-2002-5 (in part)

      Market participants must accurately report the execution time of the block trade.

      FINDINGS:

      On 2 occasions in March 2020, ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc. 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 May 2020 EUR/USD Monthly Put Options, June 2020 EUR/USD Futures, and June 2021 Eurodollar Call Options.

      PENALTY:

      On June 23, 2020, pursuant to Rule 512, a fine in the amount of $1,000 was assessed against ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc. for its violation of CME Rule 526, and CME Rule 526.F.

      EFFECTIVE DATE:

      July 10, 2020