• Multiple Changes for FX Futures - Effective Sunday, November 1, 2009

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      • Quote Vendors
      • From
      • Market Data Operations
      • #
      • Q2009-226
      • Notice Date
      • 08 October 2009
      • Effective Date
      • 01 November 2009
    • Effective Sunday, November 1, 2009, the following changes to FX futures will be made:

       

      Display Factor Changes for FX Futures:

       

      FX Futures and Spreads

      tag 1151-SecurityGroup

      Current
      tag 9787-DisplayFactor

      New
      tag 9787-DisplayFactor

      Euro FX/GBP

      RP

      7

      5

      RUB/USD

      6R

      5

      6

      ZAR/USD

      6Z

      6

      8

       

       

      Delisting the following FX Futures Intercommodity spreads:

      ·          Australian dollar v. Canadian dollar (6A-6C)

      ·          Australian dollar v. NZ dollar (6A-6N)

      ·          Japanese Yen v. Swiss franc (6J-6S)

      ·          Norwegian Krone v. Swedish Krona (NOK-SEK)

      FX futures will change to a fixed tick increment of 1.

      • E-mini EuroFX (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=E7)
      • E-mini Japanese yen (J7)
      • CME$INDEX (USD)
      • Australian dollar (6A)
      • Canadian dollar (6C)
      • Euro FX (6E)
      • Japanese yen (6J)
      • New Zealand dollar (6N)
      • Swiss franc (6S)

      Currently, these futures use the Variable Tick Tables (VTT) 5 and 7. Both VTT 5 and 7 have a fixed tick size of 1.

      These changes will be available in New Release for quote vendor testing Monday, October 19.

      Please contact Market Data Operations (MDO) at mdo@cmegroup.com, if you have any questions concerning this notice.