• Listing of CME Hurricane Index Futures and Options Contracts

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      • SER-7062R
      • Notice Date
      • 04 April 2014
      • Effective Date
      • 06 April 2014
    • This SER supersedes SER S-7062 issued on 3/31/2014.

       

       

      Effective Sunday, April 6, 2014 for trade date Monday, April 7, 2014, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME or Exchange) will list the following four (4) product chapters for trading:

       

       

      Product Title

      Block Trade

      Minimum

      Threshold

      CME Hurricane Index Second Event Seasonal Maximum Futures

      20 contracts

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Second Event Seasonal Maximum Futures

      20 contracts

      CME Hurricane Index Second Event Seasonal Maximum  Cat-In-A-Box Futures

      20 contracts

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Second Event Seasonal Maximum Cat-In-A- Box Futures

      20 contracts

       

       

      Also pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, effective Tuesday, April 15, 2014, for trade date Wednesday, April 16, 2014, CME will list the following eight (8) product chapters for trading:

       

       

      Product Title

      Block Trade

      Minimum

      Threshold

      CME Hurricane Index Seasonal futures

      20 contracts

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Seasonal futures

      20 contracts

      CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Maximum futures

      20 contracts

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Maximum futures

      20 contracts

      CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Cat-in-a-Box futures

      20 contracts

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Cat-in-a-Box futures

      20 contracts

      CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Maximum Cat-in-a-Box futures

      20 contracts

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Maximum Cat-in-a-Box futures

      20 contracts

       

       

       

      The futures contracts are available for trading on CME Globex and the options contracts are available for trading on the CME trading floor.  The futures and options contracts are also available for submission for clearing as a block trade.

       

       

       

      The product titles, rulebook chapters, trading and clearing codes are set forth below.

       

      Product Title/Rulebook chapters:

       

      CME Hurricane Index Second Event Seasonal Maximum Futures - Chapter 423

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Second Event Seasonal Maximum Futures - Chapter 423A

      CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Futures – Chapter 427

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Futures – Chapter 427A

      CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Maximum Futures – Chapter 428

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Maximum Futures – 428A

      CME Hurricane Index Second Event Seasonal Maximum Cat-In-A-Box Futures - Chapter 430

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Second Event Seasonal Maximum Cat-In-A-Box Futures - Chapter 430A

      CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Cat-In-A-Box Futures – Chapter 431

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Cat-In-A-Box Futures – Chapter 431A

      CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Maximum Cat-In-A-Box Futures – Chapter 432

      Options on CME Hurricane Index Seasonal Maximum Cat-In-A-Box Futures – Chapter 432A

       

       

      Clearing/CME Globex Codes:

       

      HURRICANE SEASONAL FUTURES AND OPTIONS

      REGION

      FUTURES

      OPTIONS

       

      Gulf Coast

      HGA

      OGA

       

      Florida

      HFA

      OFA

       

      Southern Atlantic Coast

      HHA

      OSA

       

      Northern Atlantic Coast

      HNA

      ONA

       

      Florida + Southern Atlantic + Northern Atlantic

      HAA

      AHA

       

      Eastern U.S.

      HXA

      OXA

       

      Cat-In-A-Box – Galveston-Mobile

      HPA

      OPA

       

      Gulf + Florida

      FGM

      FGM

       

      Florida Gold Coast

      HDA

      HDA

       

       

      HURRICANE SEASONAL MAXIMUM FUTURES AND OPTIONS

      REGION

      FUTURES

      OPTIONS

       

      Gulf Coast

      HGM

      OGM

       

      Florida

      HFM

      OFM

       

      Southern Atlantic Coast

      HSM

      OSM

       

      Northern Atlantic Coast

      HNM

      ONM

       

      Florida + Southern Atlantic + Northern Atlantic

      HAM

      MHA

       

      Eastern U.S.

      HXM

      OXM

       

      Cat-In-A-Box – Galveston-Mobile

      HPM

      OPM

       

      Gulf  + Florida

      GFM

      GFM

       

      Florida Gold Coast

      HDM

      HDM

       

       

       

      HURRICANE SECOND EVENT SEASONAL MAXIMUM FUTURES AND OPTIONS

      REGION

      FUTURES

      OPTIONS

       

      Gulf Coast

      MG2

      MG2

       

      Florida

      MF2

      MF2

       

      Southern Atlantic Coast

      HM2

      HM2

       

      Northern Atlantic Coast

      MR2

      MR2

       

      Florida + Southern Atlantic + Northern Atlantic

      OAM

      OAM

       

      Eastern U.S.

      MX2

      MX2

       

      Cat-In-A-Box – Galveston-Mobile

      MB2

      MB2

       

      Gulf + Florida

      GF2

      GF2

       

      Florida Gold Coast

      FM2

      FM2

       

       

       

      Questions regarding this Special Executive Report may be directed to Heidi Centola, Manager, Ag and Alternative Investment Products at 312-930-1308, Heidi.Centola@cmegroup.com or Charles Piszczor, Director, Commodity Research & Product Development, at 312-930-4536, Charles.Piszczor@cmegroup.com.