Clearing  House Advisory Notices
To Clearing Member Firms
From Clearing House Department
Subject Launch of COMEX and NYMEX Metal Futures on CME on Globex
Notice Date 2006-11-22
Notice Number 06-288
Effective Date 2006-12-03

Starting Sunday, December 3,2006 (trade date Monday, December 4), COMEX® and NYMEX metal futures and spreads will be listed on CME Globex.  In preparation for the launch, these COMEX and NYMEX metal futures and spreads are currently available for testing, with implied functionality, in CME’s certification environment.

Mock Trading Session

CME is hosting a mock trading session on Saturday, December 2, 2006 from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. CT.  The session will include both scripted and unscripted testing.

More information on this mock trading session is available online in the Mock Trading Session Plan and Mock Trading Session Script.

New Functionality Available

CME is introducing the new Spread Type Code of RT for Silver calendar spreads. CME is also introducing miNY settlement price rounding functionality to support these new products.

For questions regarding this notice, contact CME Clearing Services at 312/207-2525. Thank you.  

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