Brokerage Adjustments on the Brokers Billing Firms Rejected Banking Report (BFR00048) -- IMPORTANT REMINDER!

The Brokers Billing Firms Rejected Banking Report (BFR00048) summarizes all brokerage that will not be paid. However, the brokerage will carry over each and every month, even for those brokers who do not get paid through ATOM (for example, brokers who are firm employees). Therefore, it is imperative that ATOM personnel review the BFR00048 report produced on the first banking business day of the new month. Any necessary adjustments should be made by the end of the third business day.

Brokerage adjustments can be completed in the Payment/Brokerage Fee Adjustment Inquiry/Update Screen (selection number 3 from the main menu) in the ATOM system using the following instructions:

• Enter A in the ACTION field
• Enter the three letter broker symbol in the BROKER CODE field
• Enter Fee in the PAY/FEE/TAX field
• Enter DR (for debit � to reduce or remove any brokerage payments) in the CR/DR field
• Enter amount in the DOLLAR AMOUNT field
• Enter Transaction date in the XFR DATE (MMDDYY) field
• Enter any comments, if applicable, in the COMMENTS field
• Press the Enter key

Again, please take a few moments at the beginning of each month to review the BFR00048 report, and make the proper adjustments to avoid any future erroneous brokerage payments.

If you have any questions, please call Farris Oweimrin at (312) 648-4780 or email at foweimri@cme.com. Thank you!