Amendments to CME, CBOT, NYMEX/COMEX Chapter 4 (“Enforcement of Rules”) and Related Rules in Connection with the Elimination of the Probable Cause Committee

Effective on January 2, 2020, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME”), in its dual capacity as both a designated contract market (“DCM”) (“CME”) and a derivatives clearing organization (“DCO”) (“Clearing House”), The Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (“CBOT”), New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX”), and Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX”), each in their capacities as a DCM (each an “Exchange” and collectively, the “Exchanges”) are adopting amendments to the Definitions Section and various rules in CME, CBOT, NYMEX/COMEX Chapters 3 (“Exchange Committees”), 4 (“Enforcement of Rules”), 5 (“Trading Qualifications and Practices”), and 8 (“Clearing House and Performance Bonds”) (collectively, the “Rule Amendments”) effective on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

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