Effective today, September 29, 2014 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME or Exchange) delisted ten (10) options contracts on Lean Hog futures, as set out in the table below. The contracts were listed for trading on the CME trading floor and on CME Globex. There was no open interest in these contracts.
The respective product rules and terms and conditions were removed from the Exchange Rulebook.
Product Name |
Clearing Code |
Globex Code |
Rule Chapters |
Calendar Spread Options on Lean Hog Futures |
R0A |
B0A |
CME 152B |
Calendar Spread Options on Lean Hog Futures |
R0B |
B0B |
CME 152B |
Calendar Spread Options on Lean Hog Futures |
R0C |
B0C |
CME 152B |
Calendar Spread Options on Lean Hog Futures |
R0D |
B0D |
CME 152B |
Calendar Spread Options on Lean Hog Futures |
R0E |
B0E |
CME 152B |
Live Cattle Weekly Options Wk 1 |
LC1 |
LE1 |
101A.D.3, 101A.E.3, 101A.I.2 |
Live Cattle Weekly Options Wk 2 |
LC2 |
LE2 |
101A.D.3, 101A.E.3, 101A.I.2 |
Live Cattle Weekly Options Wk 3 |
LC3 |
LE3 |
101A.D.3, 101A.E.3, 101A.I.2 |
Live Cattle Weekly Options Wk 4 |
LC4 |
LE4 |
101A.D.3, 101A.E.3, 101A.I.2 |
Live Cattle Weekly Options Wk 5 |
LC5 |
LE5 |
101A.D.3, 101A.E.3, 101A.I.2 |
As a result of the delisting, information regarding these contracts has been deleted from the respective product chapters, from the Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Level Table in the Interpretations and Special Notices Section of Chapter 5 (Trading Qualifications and Practices), and the CME Globex non-reviewable ranges in Rule 588.H.
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