• Amendments to Spot Month Limit, All Month Accountability Limit for CME U.S. Dollar/Offshore Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB) and E-Micro U.S. Dollar/Offshore Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB) Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-6909
      • Notice Date
      • 05 December 2013
      • Effective Date
      • 08 December 2013
    • Effective Sunday, December 8, 2013, for trade date Monday, December 9, 2013, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME or Exchange) will increase the spot month limit and all month accountability limit for the U.S. Dollar/Offshore Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB) and E-Micro U.S. Dollar/Offshore Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB) futures contracts. The amendments are provided below, with additions underscored and deletions overstruck.
      As such, effective trade date December 9, 2013, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, the amended terms and conditions for these contract will be inserted in the CME Position Limit Position Accountability and Reportable Level Table located in the Interpretations and Special Notices Section of Chapter 5 of the CME Rulebook, as noted below.
       
      (Bold/underline indicates addition; strikethrough indicates deletion)
       

      Contract Name
      Rule Cha-pter
      Comm-odity Code
      Contract Size and Unit
      Rep-orting Level
      Spot-Month Aggre-gate Into Futures Equiva-lent Leg (1)
      Spot-Month Aggrega-te Ratio Into Futures Equival-ents Leg (1)
      Initial Spot-Month Limit (In Net Futures Equivale-nts) Leg (1)/ Leg (2)
      Spot-Month Limit (In Contract Units)
      All Month Limit Aggregate Into Futures Equivalent Leg (1)
      All Month Aggregate Ratio Into Futures Equivalents Leg (1)
      All Month Limit (In Net Futures Equivalents) Leg (1) / Leg (2)
      U.S. Dollar/Offshore Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB) Futures
      284L
      CNH
      $100,000
      25
      CNH
       
      5,000 500
      500,000,000
      CNH
       
      10,000 1,000
      E-Micro U.S. Dollar/Offshore Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB) Futures
      344L
      MNH
      $10,000
      250
      CNH
      10 MNH :  1 CNH
      5,000 500 (CNH)
      500,000,000
      CNH
      10 MNH : 1 CNH
      10,000 1,000 (CNH)

       
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      Market Surveillance
      Sandra Valtierra             Sandra.Valtierra@cmegroup.com                       (312) 347-4137