• Reduction of Minimum Block Trade Sizes for Standard and Flexible Options on (Ultra) 10-Year Treasury Note Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
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      • Research and Product Development
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      • SER-8258
      • Notice Date
      • 24 October 2018
      • Effective Date
      • 18 November 2018

    • Effective Sunday, November 18, 2018, for trade date Monday, November 19, 2018, and pending all relevant regulatory review periods, The Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (“CBOT” or “the Exchanges”) will reduce the minimum permissible block trade sizes for the Standard and Flexible Options on 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures (CBOT Rulebook Chapters 26A and 26B; CME Globex:  OTN; CME Clearing/ClearPort:  TN) contracts (the “Contracts”).

      Please refer questions on this subject to:

      BLM:

      Ted Carey                    ted.carey@cmegroup.com                    212.299.2020

      David Reif                    david.reif@cmegroup.com                    312.648.3839

       

      Market Regulation:

      Robert Sniegowski        robert.sniegowski@cmegroup.com        312.341.5991

       

      Research:

      Frederick Sturm            frederick.sturm@cmegroup.com            312.930.1282


      Please click here for PDF of SER-8258.

      Reduction of Minimum Block Trade Sizes for Standard and Flexible Options on (Ultra) 10-Year Treasury Note Futures Contracts

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