Amendments to CME, CBOT, NYMEX/COMEX Chapter 4 (“Enforcement of Rules”) and Related Rules

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, various rules in CME, CBOT, NYMEX/COMEX Chapters 4 (“Enforcement of Rules”), 8 (“Clearing House and Performance Bonds”), and CME Chapters 8F (“Over-the-Counter Derivative Clearing”), 8G (“Interest Rate Derivative Clearing”), 12 (“CME Spot Market – Electronic”), and 13 (“Spot FX Transactions”), (collectively, the “Rule Amendments”) effective on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

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