NOTICE OF SUMMARY ACTION

FILE NO.:

COMEX RSRH-20-5884

MEMBER FIRM:

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP

RULE VIOLATION:

561. 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 daily large trader position report submitted to the Exchange must also include, for each reportable account, 1) the EFRP volume bought and sold in the reportable instrument, by contract month, and for EOOs by put and call strike and 2) the number of delivery notices issued and the number of deliveries stopped in the reportable instrument…

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 June 2020, BNP Paribas Securities LLC did not provide requested CFTC Forms 102A and 102B within the prescribed deadlines, in violation of COMEX Rule 561.

PENALTY:

On July 13, 2020, pursuant to Rule 512, a fine in the amount of $1,500 was assessed against BNP Paribas Securities LLC for its violation of Rule 561.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

August 3, 2020