Effective Date for Modification to Settlement Price Determinations in CME Random Length Lumber Futures Delayed Until August 15, 2011

As a result of changes to CME Rule 20102.D. (“Random Length Lumber Futures Call – Daily Price Limits”) scheduled to become effective on August 15, 2011, the implementation of the revised settlement price methodology for CME Random Length Lumber futures originally scheduled for August 8, 2011, and communicated via CME Group Special Executive Report S-5810 from July 5, 2011, has been delayed until August 15, 2011.  Additional information on the changes to Rule 20102.D. is set forth in today’s release of CME Group Special Executive Report S-5871. 

Effective on August 15, 2011, CME Group will modify the manner in which settlement prices are determined in CME Random Length Lumber futures in an effort to incorporate all relevant bid, offer and trade prices in the calculation of the daily settlement price.  As of August 15, 2011, daily settlement prices in CME Random Length Lumber futures will be determined pursuant to the following methodology:

·         A volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the trades executed in the pit for each contract month from 13:04:30 – 13:05:00 Central Time (“CT”) will be calculated.

·         A VWAP of the trades executed on CME Globex for each contract month from 13:04:30 –

13:05:00 CT will be calculated.

·         The two VWAPs will be combined to produce a single VWAP settlement price for each contract month, which will then be rounded to the nearest tradable tick.

·         In the absence of any trade activity in a given contract month, the bid that is higher than the last sale or prior day’s settlement price or the offer that is lower than the last sale or prior day’s settlement price in either trading venue from 13:04:30 – 13:05:00 CT will determine the daily settlement price for that contract month.

·         In the absence of any trade activity or bid/ask in a given contract month during the current trading day, the daily settlement price will be determined by applying the net change from the preceding contract month to the given contract month’s prior daily settlement price.

Examples

Front Month – September 2011

Globex:  50 contracts trade at a VWAP of 242.5

Floor:     100 contracts trade at a VWAP of 243

The September 2011 daily settlement price is the combined VWAP of 242.8, calculated as:

((50*242.5) + (100*243))/150 = 242.83

Second month – November 2011

Globex:  31 contracts trade at a VWAP of 251.3

Floor:     7 contracts trade at a VWAP of 251

The November 2011 daily settlement is the combined VWAP of 251.2, calculated as:

((31*251.3) + (7*251))/38 = 251.24

Third month – January 2012

Globex:  No trades occurred.

Floor:   5 contracts trade at a VWAP of 263.2

The January 2012 daily settlement price is the floor VWAP of 263.2, calculated as:

((5*263.2) + (0*0))/5 = 263.2

Fourth month – March 2012

Globex:  No trades occurred.

Floor:   No trades occurred.

The prior day’s settlement is 284.  There is an active offer on CME Globex of 282.5 and an active offer in the pit of 282.3. 

The March 2012 daily settlement price is the best available offer of 282.3     

Fifth month – May 2012

Globex:  No trades occurred and no active bids or offers on CME Globex.

Floor:   No trades occurred and no active bids or offers in the pit.

The prior day’s settlement was 299.  The net change for the March 2012 contract (the immediately preceding contract month) is -1.7 from the previous day’s settlement price.

The May 2012 daily settlement price is the prior day’s settlement price minus the net change in the March 2012 contract, or 297.3, calculated as:

299 – 1.7 = 297.3

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