Topics in this issue include:

      Critical System Updates

·         NEW: Additional Client Data in CGM and LSOC Submissions

      Deliveries

·         CME Group Delivery Dates for March 2014

·         2014 Approved List of Live Cattle Stockyards & Slaughter Plants

      Events & Announcements

·         1st Quarter 2014 Eligible Stocks Advisory (Data from October 1, 2013-December 31, 2013)

·         NEW: Listing Expansion for AUP Contract on Globex

·         NEW: Product Listing Schedule Delay-August 2015 Live Cattle Futures and Options

·         Guaranty Fund Asset Acceptance Changes

·         Contact Information

CME Group Delivery Dates for March 2014

See the delivery dates for the March 2014 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Chicago Board

of Trade, NYMEX, COMEX, and DME contracts.

2014 Approved List of Live Cattle Stockyards & Slaughter Plants

The attached Stockyards and Slaughter Plants have been approved for deliveries against the CME Group Live Cattle futures contract from February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015. Delivery point information and contact numbers are listed for your reference.

See the full advisory.

If there are any questions, please contact the Deliveries Unit at (312) 930-3172.

1st Quarter 2014 Eligible Stocks Advisory (Data from October 1, 2013-December 31, 2013)

Please view the advisory about this topic. The list of 1^st Quarter 2014 Eligible Stocks can be found at this link.

NEW: Listing Expansion for AUP Contract on Globex

Effective Sunday, March 23, 2014 for trade date Monday, March 24, 2014, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, please be advised that the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (EXCHANGE) will expand the listing of contract months for the product listed below on CME Globex.

NEW: Product Listing Schedule Delay-August 2015 Live Cattle Futures and Options

Effective Sunday, March 16, 2014 for trade date Monday, March 17, 2014, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME or Exchange) will delay the listing of the August 2015 contract month for the products listed below.

The initial listing of the August contract month, which is normally scheduled to be listed for trading on the on CME Globex, Open Outcry and available for submission for clearing on CME ClearPort for the trade date of Monday, March 3, 2014, will be delayed until the trade date of Monday, March 17, 2014 

Guaranty Fund Asset Acceptance Changes

CME currently administers three different guaranty funds for IRS, CDS, and “Base” products. In conjunction with the new CFTC Regulation 39.33, CME plans to amend the types of collateral eligible to meet guaranty fund requirements in an effort to align composition with the CFTC’s definition of qualifying liquidity resources.

Pending regulatory review, effective April 1, 2014, the following asset types will be acceptable collateral for any CME Clearing guaranty fund. 

Acceptable Guaranty Fund Collateral

• USD cash
• U.S. Treasury Bills/Notes/Bonds *

* (Time to maturity not to exceed 10 years)

For more information, please contact CME Clearing Financial Unit at 312-207-2594 or CME Clearing Risk Unit at 312-648-3888.

Contact Information