• Amendments to CME, CBOT, and NYMEX/COMEX Rules 559. (“Position Limits and Exemptions”) and 562. (“Position Limit Violations”)

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-8718
      • Notice Date
      • 28 January 2021
      • Effective Date
      • 15 March 2021

    • Effective on trade date March 15, 2021, 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”) are adopting amendments to CME CBOT, and NYMEX/COMEX Rules 559. (“Position Limits and Exemptions”) and 562. (“Position Limit Violations”) concurrent with the March 15, 2021, effective date for the CFTC’s final rule on Position Limits for Derivatives (“Final Rule”).

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