• Reduction of Payment Date for Bitcoin Futures Contract

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Research and Product Development
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      • SER-8357
      • Notice Date
      • 26 March 2019
      • Effective Date
      • 28 April 2019

    • Effective Sunday, April 28, 2019 for trade date Monday, April 29, 2019, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. ("CME" or "Exchange") will reduce the payment date for Bitcoin Futures (Rulebook Chapter: 350; Clearing/CME Globex Code: BTC) (the “Contract”). The payment date will be amended from Last Trading Day (LTD) + 3 days to LTD + 1 day. This change will be effective beginning with the May 2019 contract expiration.

      For additional information, please contact Giovanni Vicioso at 212-299-2163 or CME Clearing Services at 312-207-2525.

      Please click here for PDF of SER-8357.

      Reduction of Payment Date for Bitcoin Futures Contract

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