CME^® is adding User Defined Spreads (Covereds) on CME FX Options this Sunday, November 5^th (trade date November 6^th) and on CME Equity Options, Sunday, November 19^th (trade date November 20^th).  User Defined Spreads offer customers the opportunity to create unique instruments comprised of an option outright or spread covered with one or two futures.

This functionality is currently available for customer testing on the CME Equity and FX options in the CME certification environment. Additional information is available online in the UDS Expansion Client Impact Assessment document.

If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact:

Marilee Radecki                                312.930.8193                        mradecki@cme.com

Kevin Brady                                       312.648.3653                        kbrady@cme.com

Thank you.