• Expansion of Trading at Settlement (TAS) Eligibility for Gold Futures, Silver Futures, Copper Futures and Platinum Futures Contracts

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      • SER-8309
      • Notice Date
      • 29 January 2019
      • Effective Date
      • 18 February 2019

    • Effective Monday, February 18, 2019 for trade date Tuesday, February 19, 2019, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX”) and New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX”) (the “Exchanges”) will implement amendments to the Trading at Settlement (“TAS”) Table located in Chapter 5 (“Trading Qualifications and Practices”) to expand TAS eligibility for Gold Futures, Silver Futures, Copper Futures, and Platinum Futures contracts (the “Contracts”). In addition, the Exchanges will permission spread functionality for all TAS eligible contract months of the Contracts.

      Please refer questions on this subject to:

      Joann Arena       joann.arena@cmegroup.com         (212) 299-2356

      Sean Kessler     sean.kessler@cmegroup.com        (212) 299-2133

      Please click here for PDF of SER-8309.

      Expansion of Trading at Settlement (TAS) Eligibility for Gold Futures, Silver Futures, Copper Futures and Platinum Futures Contracts

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