• Listing of the April 2018 Contract Month of the Live Cattle Futures and Options Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Research and Product Development
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      • SER-7824
      • Notice Date
      • 14 December 2016
      • Effective Date
      • 02 January 2017

    • Effective Monday, January 2, 2017 for trade date Tuesday, January 3, 2017, and pending all relevant Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) regulatory review periods, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME” or “Exchange”), will list the April 2018 contract month of the Live Cattle Futures and Options contracts listed in the table below (the “Contracts”):

      Contract Title

      Rulebook Chapter

      Clearing Code

      CME Globex Code

      Trading Floor Code

      CME ClearPort Code

      Live Cattle Futures

      101

      LC

      LE

      N/A

      48

      Live Cattle Options

      101A

      LC

      LE

      CK, PK

      48

      Questions regarding this notice may be directed to:

      Andrew Crafton

      312-634-8923

      Andrew.Crafton@cmegroup.com

      Susan Sutherland

      312-930-2325

      Susan.Sutherland@cmegroup.com

      For media inquiries concerning this Special Executive Report, please contact CME Group Corporate Communications at 312-930-3434 or news@cmegroup.com.

      Please click here for PDF of SER-7824.

      Listing of the April 2018 Contract Month of the Live Cattle Futures and Options Contracts

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