CME Group Exchanges – PRIIPs Application

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 “Exchange”) will adopt new Rule 570. (“Restriction on Sale of Exchange Products in the EU to EU Retail Investors Under PRIIPs”) and amendments to Rule 960. (“Omnibus and Carrying Brokers Accounts”) (collectively, the “Rule Amendments”) to comply with European Union (“EU”) regulation on Packaged Retail and Insurance-Based Investment Products (“PRIIPs”).  The Rule Amendments, provided below in Appendix A in blackline format, will be implemented on January 1, 2018.

General queries

Please address any queries not covered by the content of this notice to EURegulation@cmegroup.com

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