• Amendments to CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX Rules 403.A. (Clearing House Risk Committee), 901.H. (General Requirements and Obligations), 912. (Approval), 913. (Withdrawal from Clearing Membership) and CME Rule 8G913.A. (Withdrawal from IRS Clearing Membership)

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-8224
      • Notice Date
      • 23 August 2018
      • Effective Date
      • 04 September 2018

    • Effective Tuesday, September 4, 2018, 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”) will adopt amendments to CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX Rules 403.A. (“Clearing House Risk Committee”), 901.H. (“General Requirements and Obligations”), 912. (“Approval”), 913. (“Withdrawal from Clearing Membership”) and CME Rule 8G913.A. (“Withdrawal from IRS Clearing Membership”).

      The Exchanges’ rule amendments reflect a realigned governance structure for approval of certain clearing member actions. The amendments to the Exchanges’ Rulebooks appear below, with additions underscored and deletions overstruck.

      If you have any questions regarding the amendments, please contact FRSMembershipTeam@cmegroup.com.

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