• IMPORTANT: New CDS Rules, Changes to Clearing Member Assessments for Futures

      • To
      • Chief Executive Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Financial Officers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 11-166
      • Notice Date
      • 10 May 2011

    • At its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, the Clearing House Risk Committee (“CHRC”) approved amendments to the CME Rules to provide for a separate financial safeguards package for CDS products and also approved changes with respect to futures clearing firm assessment liabilities as further provided in this Bulletin.  Before submitting these rules changes to the CFTC, CME Clearing is providing each clearing firm with the rules changes for review. 

       

       

       

       

       

       

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