• Mandatory Clearing Flag Added to the CDS Product Reference File

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms; Back Office Managers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 13-021
      • Notice Date
      • 16 January 2013
      • Effective Date
      • 11 March 2013

    • Please be advised CME Clearing will be adding a mandatory clearing flag on the CME Product Reference File.  The purpose of the new clearing flag indicator is to help participants identify the CME-cleared CDS contracts that are included in the initial mandatory clearing mandate that begins on March 11, 2013.

       

      In New Release, this change will be effective on the product reference file that CME Clearing will produce at end of day Wednesday, January 30th.

      In Production, this change will be effective on the product reference file that CME Clearing will produce at end of day Monday, February 11th.

       

       Please contact onboarding@cmegroup.com  or 1.312.338.7112 if you have further questions.

       

      FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THE ADVISORY, CLICK HERE

       

       

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