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2014TRADERSMANUAL
CONTENTSGENERAL INFORMATION
ABOUTADVANTAGE 4 SELECTINGAFUTURESBROKER 5 OPENANACCOUNT 7 TRADINGFACILITIES 8 EXCHANGECONNECTIVITY 10 HARDWAREASSESSMENT 12 SERVERCOLOCATIONSERVICES 13 AUTOMATEDTRADING 14 EXECUTIONSERVICES 16 RISKMANAGEMENT 17
EXCHANGES EXCHANGEMEMBERSHIPS19 CMEIndividual 20 CMECorporate 22 CMEElectronicCorporate 24 CBOTIndividual 26 CBOTCorporate 28 CBOTElectronicCorporate 33 NYMEX/COMEXIndividual 35 NYMEXCorporate 38 COMEXCorporate 40 INCENTIVEPROGRAMS 42 PRODUCTINFORMATION 54
FRONT-END TRADING APPLICATIONS OVERVIEW 62 COMPARISONCHART 64 CQG 66 CUNNINGHAMTRADINGSYSTEMS(CTS)70 NINJATRADER 72 OPTIONSCITY 74 ORC 77 PROOPTICUS 79 RTSREALTIMESYSTEMS 82 STELLARTRADINGSYSTEMS 84 SUNGARDGLTRADE 87 TRADINGTECHNOLOGIES 88
OTHER INFORMATION FRONT-ENDAPPLICATIONASSISTANCE 91 EDUCATION 92 EDUCATIONALSEMINARS 95 INSIDEADVANTAGE 96 EXCHANGEASSISTANCE 97 ADVANTAGEFUTURESASSISTANCE 99
ADVANTAGE FUTURESInthepasttenyears,AdvantageFutureshasprocessedover2.8billionclientcontracts,makingusoneofthehighestvolumefirmsintheindustry.Ourskilledanddedicatedpersonnelprovidethemostcomprehensive,technology-drivenclearingandexecutionservicestoenablesuccessfulandefficienttrading.
WhenyouopenanaccountwithAdvantageFutures,younotonlytrade,youTradeUp--toquickerconnections,superiorserviceandcompetitivepricing.Someofourhighlightsinclude:
• Multipletradinglocations• Six+datacenters• 24-hourGlobalExecutionDesk• 24-hourtechnologysupport• Dedicated,responsiveclientserviceteams• Internationalexchangeaccessthroughdirectclearing
memberships• Supportformajorfront-endplatforms• Technologyconsultationincludinghardwareanalysisand
implementationservices• FullyredundantbackofficesystematourBusiness
Continuity/DisasterRecoveryCenter• Accesstotradingfloor-basedexecutionteam• Over$511millioninclientfundsondepositinDecember
2013
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How to Select Your Futures Broker
Selectingtherightfuturesbrokerminimizespotentialheadachesalongtheway.Intoday’smarketenvironment,researchingthisdecisionhasbecomeincreasinglycriticaltoyoursuccess.
YourFuturesBrokerChecklist:
SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE• Redundantdatacenters• 24-hourITsupport• Internationalservercolocation• Real-timenetworkmonitoring• Lowlatencytrading• Supportforalgorithmictrading• Fiberconnectedoffices• Multipleexchangeconnections
CUSTOMIZATION AND CONVENIENCE• Multiplefront-endapplications• Clienttradingfacilities• Direct-to-floorexecution• 24-hourGlobalExecutionDesk• Broadproductoffering• Confirmtradesandbalancesonline• Customizedbackofficesolutions• Onlineapplicationprocess
UNPARALLELED CLIENT SERVICE• Independentfuturesbroker• Personalclientservicerepresentatives• Dedicatedclientonboardingteam• Educationalseminars• Supportforglobalclients• Facilitateexchangememberships
RISK MANAGEMENT & FINANCIAL SAFEGUARDS• Real-timeriskmanagement• RobustBusinessContinuity/DisasterRecoveryCenter• Strictclientreviewstandards• Clientsegregatedfunds
COMPETITIVE PRICING• Customizedproposals• Aggressivecommissionschedules• Volume-baseddiscounts• Costanalysisforexchangemembershiplease/buy
decisions• Discountedtechnologypurchases• Lowcostservercolocation
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Open An Account
ByvisitingtheAdvantageFutureswebsite"Open an Account"page,youareabletoopenanaccountinoneofthreeways:
• Onlineapplicationprocess(AvailableforIndividualU.S.Accounts)
Clickthe"Open an Account"linkonourwebsite.Thiswillwalkyouthroughtheonlineaccountapplicationprocessandallowyoutosubmittheformselectronically.
• Downloadandprinttherequireddocuments,completeallmaterialsandmailtoAdvantageFutures
Pleasemailcompleteddocumentsto: Advantage Futures Attn: New Accounts Department 231 South LaSalle Street Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60604
Orfaxcompleteddocumentsto312.800.7810inordertoexpediteyouraccountopeningprocess.Requiredoriginaldocumentsmustfollowinthemail.
• RequestasetoftherequireddocumentsbymailContactanAdvantageFuturesRepresentativePleasecall312.800.7000OremailContactUs@advantagefutures.com
AdvantageFuturesclientrepresentativesareavailabletoassistinthedecisionoftheappropriatetypeofaccount,whichfront-endapplicationbestsuitsyourtradingstyleandtoprovideapersonalizedpricingproposal.Pleasecontactuswithanyquestionsorforassistanceintheaccountapplicationprocess.
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Trading FacilitiesWithtwotradinglocationsintheChicagoarea,AdvantageFuturescanprovidefiberconnectedworkstations,semi-privateandprivateofficestosuiteachclient’sindividualneeds.
CHICAGO CORPORATE OFFICE231SouthLaSalleStreet,Suite1400,Chicago,IL60604312.800.7000
OurChicagoLooptradingfacilityisanidealfitforclientsinterestedinbest-in-classconnectivity.InadditiontoservingastheglobalheadquartersforAdvantageFutures,thisofficeincludesspaceforover200clients.Clientshavetheflexibilityofchoosingfromasemi-privateworkstation,privateofficeoravarietyoflargesuites,allwiththemanybenefitsofourofficespace.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ENVIRONMENT• 41,500squarefeet• Largepremiersuites,privateofficesorsemi-privateworkstations
• Nolong-termcontractrequirement• Accommodates200+traders• Receptionservices• Clientconferenceroomandcafe• On-sitemonthlyeducationalseminars• Privatecliententrance• Directelevatoraccess• 24-hoursecuritysurveillance• 24-hourkeycardaccess
TECHNOLOGY• 10GBredundantexchangeconnections,providedbytwoindependent2carriers
• Eachstationwiredwith4CAT-6outlets• Over30ampspowertoeachtradingstation• 1GBinternetconnections• HardwiredtoAdvantagenetwork• In-suiteredundantconnectivity• Acousticallyoptimizedtradingroom• On-sitetechnologystaff,24-houraccess
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DOWNERS GROVE TRADING FACILITY1501W.WarrenAve.,DownersGrove,IL60515630.353.2700
OurDownersGrovetradingfacilityisidealforclientsseekingbest-in-classconnectivityandtradingwiththecomfortsofasuburbanoffice.Thislocationofferssemi-privateandprivateoffices,aworkoutfacilityandcomplimentaryparking.Inadditiontoofferingover75tradingspaces,thisofficeservesasourBusinessContinuity/DisasterRecoveryCenter.An850ampbackupgeneratorassurescontinuouselectricalpowerforuninterruptedtradinganddatatransmission.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ENVIRONMENT• 13,000squarefeet• Privateandsemi-privateoffices• Fiberconnected• 100MBinternetconnections• Complimentaryparking• ConvenientaccessfromI-88andI-355• On-sitetechnologystaff• WalktodowntownDownersGrove
WORKOUT FACILITY AND LOUNGE• Treadmill,stationarybikeandellipticalmachines• EquippedwithLCDTVs• Changingroomswithlockers,showersandsteamshower• Recreationallounge• Outdoorpatioarea• 24-houraccesstofacilities
BUSINESS CONTINUITY / DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER• 850ampnaturalgasback-upgeneratorprovidescontinuouspowerforuninterruptedtrading
• Redundantexchangeconnections
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Exchange Connectivity
Infinancialmarkets,millisecondsmatter.AdvantageFuturesmaintainsanadvanced,robustnetworkdesignedtomaximizeyourtradingspeed.
Wearecommittedtoprovidingclientswithdirectmarketaccessviahigh-performance,reliableconnectionstotheworld'smajorfuturesexchanges.ClientsaccessingvariousexchangesthroughAdvantageFutureslowlatencynetworkcontinuetorealizeacompetitiveedge.
Advantageoffers:
• Six+datacenterswithredundantexchangeconnections
• High-capacityfiberopticpipelinesdesignedtoachievethelowestpossiblelatency
• State-of-the-artnetworkingequipment
• Fullyredundantbackofficesystems
• An850ampnaturalgasgeneratorforcontinuouspoweranduninterruptedtradingatourDownersGrovefacility
• 24/6technologysupport
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ADVANTAGE FUTURES EXCHANGE CONNECTIVITY. REDUNDANCY MATTERS.
CME Group
RedundantgigabitcrossconnecttoCMELNETat
EquinixChicago.100MBredundant
exchangeconnection10GBredundantcross
connectforGLinkatDC3
Advantage Futures
RedundantgigabitcrossconnectatEquinixChicago
ICE
Eurex
RedundantgigabitcrossconnectatEquinixChicago,
Germanyforreal-timepricefeeds
MontrealExchangeRedundantT1
exchangeconnectionRedundantT1
exchangeconnection
BrokerTec
100MBredundantexchangeconnectionatEquinixChicago
Liffe
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Hardware Assessment
AdvantageFuturesTechnologyTeamconsultswithclientstounderstandtheirtypeoftrading.Numerousvariablesaretakenintoconsideration.Afewexamplesarelistedbelow:
• Trading Style (Automation vs. Point and Click)Tradersrunningautomationrequiremorerobustandpowerfulsystemswiththeprocessingcapabilitytoexecutethousandsofinstructionswithinmilliseconds.Pointandclicktradersarenotrunningapplicationsthatdemandthesameprocessingpower.
• SoftwareHardwarerequirementsvarybetweenapplications.Somefront-endtradingplatformsare"light"intermsofresourcesitutilizes.OtherapplicationsareveryresourceintensiveandrequiremoreRAM,harddrivespaceandprocessingpower.
• ColocationServercolocationisavailablethroughAdvantageFutures.Wecanhelpdeterminethebestsolutionforyourtradingneeds.
• Number of ScreensManytradersrequiremultiplemonitorswhiletrading.AdvantageFuturesITwillrecommendhighperformancevideocardsandmonitorsidealforthisscenario.
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Colocation Services
Colocationoffersanattractivemethodfortradersseekingthefastest,mostredundantaccesstoafuturesexchangematchingengine.Foralgorithmictradersorhigh-frequency,low-latencytraders,servercolocationatoneofAdvantageFuturesSix+datacenterswillprovideourlowestlatencyexchangeconnection.Eachdatacenterisequippedwithmultiple,redundantdirectexchangeconnectionstoprovideyouwithhigh-performanceconnectivityandreliability.
Oursix+datacentersareoutfittedwithstate-of-the-artnetworkingequipmentthattypicallyoperateatlessthan20%capacityduringpeakmarketconditions.Ourinfrastructureandnetworkarefast,reliable,redundantandscalable,builttosupportmission-criticalfunctionsandhigherthanpeakdemandlevels.
Optimalspeedisonemajoradvantageofcolocation,buttherearemanyotherkeybenefits:Reliableuptime,redundantpower,redundantcooling,scalability,accessibilityandsecurity.
Advantageserversoperatewithaback-upuninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)andaresecuredinredundantclimate-controlledenvironments.
Server Hosting Solutions Include:
• 24-HourSupport-Sunday2:00PMtoFriday5:00PMCST
• Back-upUninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS)
• RedundantClimate-ControlledEnvironment
• AllserversmustbeequippedwithaLOMportcomponent(ToallowAdvantageremoteaccesstotheserver)
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Automated Trading
Automatedtradingsystemshavethepotentialtoimprovetheresultsofanexistingtradingstrategyandunderstandingthereasonsbehindthismaybebeneficial.Automatedtrading,alsoknownasalgorithmictrading,algotrading,grey-boxtradingorblack-boxtrading,istheuseofcomputerprogramstoimplementaspecifictradingstrategywhenapre-definedsetofmarketconditionsaremetallwithouthumanintervention.Aspecialclassofalgorithmictradingis“high-frequencytrading.”Likeallautomatedtrading,computersmakedecisionstoinitiateordersandclosetradesbasedonmarketdatabeforehumantradersarecapableofprocessingtheinformationtheyobserve.Thebigdifferencebetween“high-frequencytrading”andothertypesofautomatedtradingisthenumberoftradestakingplace.“High-frequencytrading”algorithmscangeneratethousandsoforderspersecond.
Automatedtradingstrategiesareimplementedmostefficientlybyutilizingsophisticatedtechnologywithcollocatedserversthathavedirectexchangeaccess.Oneofthemajoradvantagesofautomatedtradingsystems(ATS)isthattheyallowyoutoharnesstheprocessingpowerofyourcomputertoquicklyidentifyandreacttotradingopportunities.AnATScantracknumerousmarketsandproductssimultaneously,toadegreenotpossiblewiththenakedeye.AnotherbenefitofusinganATSisthatitreducesemotionalinterferenceandincreasestradingdiscipline.
Traderswhouseautomatedtradingsystemscanbeseparatedintothreegroups.First,therearethosetraderswhouse“off-the-shelf”automatedsoftware(i.e.TTAutospreaderorStellarSpreadmachine).Second,therearetraderswhosestrategiesrequirelowlatencyconnectivity.Thesetraderstypicallyhaveserverscolocatedtominimizelatencyontheirtradeexecutions(i.e.Grey-boxATS,TTASEorCQGSpreader).Third,therearetraderswhohaveaneedforevenfasterexecutionspeedsandwritedirectlytotheexchange,whichrequiresFIXcertificationfromtheexchange(i.e.Black-boxATS).Thisstyleoftradinghas
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grownexponentiallyoverthepastfewyearsandcanprovetobeverylucrativeiftherightstrategiesareemployed.Eachofthesetradingstylescanmaximizetheirpotentialwithbettertechnologyimplementation.
TraderscanimprovetheperformanceoftheirATSstrategiesbyensuringtheyemployoptimalhardwareandsoftwareconfigurations.Configuringallequipmentfortheappropriatesoftwareiscriticaltooptimizingitsperformance.Hardwareandsoftwareoptimizationiscentraltomaximizingperformanceduringpeakmarketconditions.Inadditiontochoosingoptimalhardwareandsoftware,properconnectivityandmaintenanceareextremelyimportantvariablesthatcanmakethedifferencebetweenprofitableandunprofitabletrading.
Colocationcangreatlybenefittraderswhoarerunningautomatedtradingsystems,whetheritisgrey-boxorblack-box.Takingadvantageofcolocationbringsthetrader’sstrategyasclosetotheexchangematchingengineaspossible.Proximitysolutionsarekeytoalgorithmictradingasexecutiontimesarereducedandtherisksofmultiplepointsoffailureareeliminated.Withremoteaccesstotheirserver(s),tradersenjoythefreedomtotradequicklyandconfidentlyfromanywherearoundtheglobe.
Speakwithoneofourclientservicerepresentativestodaytolearnhowyoucanbetterimplementautomatedtradingstrategiesintoyourtradingoperation.
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Execution Services
DIRECT-TO-FLOOR / INSTITUTIONAL SALES EXECUTIONOurdirect-to-floorsalesteamexcelsathighvolumetradeexecutionandvalue-addedtradingstrategies.Theirfloorlocationsarepositionednearkeyliquiditycenters,andtheirdirectaccesstoelectronictradingenablesthemtoexecuteordersontheplatformthatbestservestheirclients.CTAs,commercialandinvestmentbanks,hedgefundsandmoneymanagersrelyonourdirect-to-floorexecutionteamtoaccessabroadarrayofexchangesandmarketsectors.
Ourveteranbrokersaverageover24yearsofindustryexperience.Theyprovidemarketanalysis,tradingstrategiesandeffectivedual-platformexecutiontosupportourclients’tradingeffortsandensureordersareexecutedaccuratelyandefficiently.
24-HOUR GLOBAL EXECUTION DESK (GED)AdvantageFuturesfeaturesa24-hourGlobalExecutionDeskwiththeinfrastructureandpersonneltoprovideourclientsround-the-clockaccesstoexecutionandmarketinformation.AdvantageFuturesclientscanalsobeaddedtoGEDCallRequestListstobenotifiedatpre-determinedmarketlevelsduringovernightand/orregulartradinghours.
Institutions,hedgefunds,proprietarytradinggroupsandprofessionaltradersalikecountonourexperienced24-hourDeskstafftoservicetheirglobaltradingneeds.OurGEDteamispreparedtoserveasyourprimaryaccesstothemarketsorasaback-upservicetoyourregulartrading.
ContactyourAdvantageFuturesClientServiceRepresentativetogetaccessphonenumbersfortheGlobalExecutionDesk.
*Pleasenotethatthesecallswillbemadeonanot-held,non-guaranteedbasisandarebaseduponavarietyoffactorsincludingourteam'savailability.WewillmakeourbestefforttocallyoubasedonmarketconditionsattheGED.
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Risk Management
Toprotectyourassetsaswellasours,AdvantageFuturesemploysatalentedandexperiencedRiskManagementTeam.Wemaintainrigorousfinancialsafeguardsandprovidethreelevelsofprotectionforyourfunds:ouruncompromisingdataintegrity,ourcapitalbaseandpledgedassetsforclearingpurposesandourreal-timeriskmonitoring.
UNCOMPROMISING DATA INTEGRITYOurBusinessContinuity/DisasterRecoveryCenterlocated26mileswestofdowntownChicagoiscentraltoourrobustdataprotection.An850ampbackupgeneratorassurescontinuouselectricalpowerforuninterruptedoperationalintegrity.
SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL SAFEGUARDSClientfundsdepositedwithAdvantageFuturesareheldinstrictsegregationfromAdvantage’soperatingfunds,inaccordancewiththeregulatoryrequirementsoftheU.S.CommodityFuturesTradingCommission(CFTC).AdvantageFuturesmaintainsexcesscapitalsignificantlyaboveCFTCcapitalrequirements,providingasubstantialfinancialcushionrelativetotheriskmarginofourclients'positions.Inaddition,AdvantageFutureshasconsiderableassetspledgedonourbehalfinexchange-requiredcollateralthatcontributetoourfinancialstrength.
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REAL-TIME RISK MANAGEMENTOurstringentcreditcontrolprocessesprovideevenmorefinancialsecurity.Allnewclientsundergocreditreviews.Subsequenttradingactivityandreal-timepositionsarecontinuouslystress-tested.Weanalyzetheeffectsofextrememarketmovestoensurethatpotentiallossesarecoveredbytheassetsoftheclientsondepositwithourfirm.Thissamediligentoversightisappliedtoourinternalinvestmentprocess.Investmentoptionsforoursegregatedfunds,andthelevelofconcentrationallowed,aredeterminedandapprovedbyourCreditCommittee–includingourCEOandourChiefRisk,ComplianceandAdministrativeOfficers.
WehavetwoprimarytenetsatAdvantage:thatmuchofriskmanagementoccurspriortoanaccountbeingopened;and,responsibilityforriskmanagementisafirm-wideendeavor.Bystrivingtoknowandunderstandourclientspriortoopening,weavoidmanyproblemsandensurethattheclientwillstandbehindanyproblemsthatmayarise.Oncetheaccountisopenandtrading,wemonitoractivityonareal-timebasis,stresstestpositionstoensurecoverageofextrememoves,watchforchangesintradingstyle,etc.Weworkwithourclientswithrespecttotheirtrading,notjustwithaconcretesetofrulesandprocedures.
WealsoestablishedacultureatAdvantagewhereeveryonebearsresponsibilityforriskmanagementandfeelsempoweredtomentionanythingtheyseethatseemsunusual,whetheritinvolvesmoneymovements,tradeclearing,compliancequestions,etc.
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Exchange Memberships
Exchangemembershipsenableclientstotradespecificproductsatreducedclearingrates.Greatervolumeincreasessavings,sohigh-frequencytradersbenefitfrominvestigatingthefullscopeofmemberstatus.Membershipscanbepurchasedorleased.Severalcategoriesofmembershipsareavailableandeachfacilitatesspecifictradingobjectives.Ifyouwishtocross-tradeproductsatreducedclearingrates,youneedtoholdmembershipsateachoftheexchangesinvolved.Therightsandprivilegesofmembershipsareexchange-specific.
AdvantageFuturesoftenassistsclientsthroughtheentiremembershipprocessandisableto:
• Analyzethemembershiptypemostbeneficialforyourtrading
• Assistincompletingmembershipapplicationformsandaccompaniments
• Actasaqualifyingfirmformembershipownership• Negotiateseatleaseagreementsandassistwiththerenewal
process• Assistinthebidandofferprocess• Liaisebetweenclientsandbankstosecureseatloans• Processleasedocumentsandmonthlypayments
Thefollowingfewpageswillteachyouaboutvariousexchangemembershipoptions,theapplicationprocess,pricingandotherrelevantinformation.
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CMEIndividualMembership
TherearefourdivisionsofindividualCMEmemberships,representingthefourlevelsofaccesstoCMEproductsthattheExchangehasdevelopedthroughtheyears.Eachhasadifferentbadgecolortorepresenttheproductstraded.IndividualmembershipsatCMEbecameattachedtoaClassBshareinChicagoMercantileExchangeHoldingsInc.whentheexchangede-mutualizedandbecameapubliclytradedcompanyin2002.
CME (B1) membershipTrades:AnyCME-listedcontract.Badge:GoldInternational Monetary Market (IMM) (B2) membershipTrades:Foreignexchange,interestrateandequityindexfutures,andall,IOMandGEMproducts.Badge:GreenIndex and Option Market (IOM) (B3) membershipTrades:Indexfuturescontracts,randomlengthlumbercontracts,alloptionscontracts,andallGEMproducts.Badge:BlueGrowth and Emerging Markets (GEM) (B4) membershipTrades:Variousproducts,includingcontractsrelatedtoemergingmarketcountries;restrictedfinancials.Badge:GrayEligibility and Requirements:TobeanindividualmemberofCME,youmustbeanadultandpossessgoodmoralcharacter,agoodreputationandbusinessintegrity.Inaddition,youmusthaveadequatefinancialresourcestoassumetheresponsibilitiesandprivilegesofmembership.
Process for CME Individual Membership:EachofthefourtypesofindividualCMEmembershipsinvolvethesamemembershipprocess.
To apply for CME membership you must submit: • Atypewrittenapplicationformembership,whichincludes:• Answerstoquestionsoneducation,employment,
residentialanddisciplinaryhistory;• Completionofafinancialstatementofassets,liabilitiesand
networth;• A$2,000non-refundablefeemadepayabletoCMEGroup;
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• Two2”x2”passport-qualitycolorphotographs;• Acertifiedbirthcertificateorpassport
During the application process, CME Group will: • ListthenameofeachapplicantinourWeeklySpecial
ExecutiveReport• PostyourphotoontheCMEGrouptradingfloor
Ifyourmembershipapplicationisapproved,youhave30daystoacquireamembership.
You can acquire a membership via: Purchase,Gift,Lease,Familytransfer,FirmtransferPrimary Clearing Member Authorizations:IfyouplantoexecutetradesontheExchangeFloororontheCMEGlobexelectronictradingsystem,youmustdesignateaprimaryclearingmemberthatwillacceptandclearthetrades.
NFA Floor Broker/Trader Registration/Authorization of Error Accounts:YoumustfilewiththeNationalFuturesAssociation(NFA)eitherasaFloorTraderorFloorBrokerifyouintendtoaccessthetradingfloor.IfyouwilluseyourmembershipforthepurposeoffillingordersforothermembersorcustomersyoumustapplytotheNFAforafloorbroker'slicense.
Acquisitions:PurchaseorLeaseofaMembership-Followingtheapprovalofamembershipapplication,youhave30daystoprocureamembershipprivilege.
Youmaysubmitabidtopurchaseamembershipatanytimeduringthisprocess.Youmaysubmitaleaseagreementortransferformsonceyouareapprovedformembership.Youmayleaseamembershipbypayingamonthly'rent’toanownerofanydivisionofmembership.YoucanfindamembertoleasefromthroughclearingfirmsorthroughalistoflessorspostedintheMembershipforLeasesectionoftheCMEGroupwebsiteMembershipPricingsection.
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CMECorporateMembership
CMEcorporatemembershipallowsmemberfirmstoreceivepreferentialExchangefeeandperformancebondratesonitsproprietarytradingofeligibleCMEproductswhensuchproprietarytradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroup’sFeePolicies.Eligibility and Requirements: CME Rule 106.H. Trading Membership• HedgeFunds,commoditypools,banks,futures
commissionmerchants,foreignbrokers,broker-dealers,commoditytradingadvisors,introducingbrokers,commercialentities,proprietarytradingfirmsandothercorporateentitiesareeligibleforCMERule106.H.tradingmemberfirmstatus.
• Thememberfirmisrequiredtopurchaseoneorleasetwomemberships(CME,IMMorIOMDivision)inthedivisioninwhichpreferentialExchangefeeandperformancebondratesaredesired.SharesofCMEGrouparenotrequired.
• Thememberfirmoraprincipaloremployeeofthememberfirmmayholdthemembership(s)ownedorleased.TheprincipaloremployeemustbeapprovedforCMEIndividualMembership.
• ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesforitsproprietarytradingofproducts(openauctionandelectronic)withinthedivisionofmembership(s)ownedorleasedwhensuchtradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroup’sFeePolicies.Thetradingactivityofparentcompanies,affiliates,subsidiariesorcustomersofthememberfirmarenoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeerates.
• Forhedgefundandcommoditypoolmemberfirms,onlytheproprietarytradingactivityofthehedgefundmemberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesandtheratesdonotapplytothetradingactivityofitsinvestmentmanager,affiliatedfunds,investors,parentcompanies,affiliates,subsidiariesorcustomers.
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Process for CME Corporate Membership: TheApplicationforCorporateMembership–CorporateInformation,theAgreementforCMERule106.H.CorporateMembershipandallrequireddocuments,shouldbesubmittedtoCMEGroup’sAuditDepartment.TheAuditDepartmentisresponsibleforthereviewandapprovalofallcorporatememberfirmapplicants.Theapplicationprocesstakesapproximatelyfourtosixweeksfromthetimeallrequireddocumentsaresubmitted.
Ifthememberfirmelectstohaveindividualsplacedonmembershipthatareownedorleasedbythememberfirm,thoseindividualsmustapplyforindividualCMEmembershipstatusunlesstheyarecurrentmembersofCME.RefertotheCMEindividualmembershipapplicationprocess.
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CMEElectronicCorporateMembership
CMEelectroniccorporatemembershipallowsmemberfirmstoreceivepreferentialExchangefeeandperformancebondratesonitselectronictradingofeligibleCMEproductswhensuchproprietarytradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroup’sFeePolicies.Eligibility and Requirements:
CME Rule 106.R. Electronic Corporate Membership • CMEelectroniccorporatemembershipisonly
availableforeligibleproprietarytradingfirms.HedgeFunds,commoditypools,banks,futurescommissionmerchants,foreignbrokers,broker-dealers,commoditytradingadvisors,introducingbrokersorotherfirmsthatholdand/ormanagethirdpartyfundsarenoteligibleforCMEelectroniccorporatemembership.
• TherearetwotypesofCMEelectroniccorporatemembership:
CMEelectroniccorporatememberfirmholdingmembership(CMEECM-H).CMEECM-Harerequiredtopurchaseoneorleasetwomemberships(CME,IMMorIOMDivision).Themembership(s)mustbeownedorleasedbythememberfirm.SharesofCMEGrouparenotrequired.ThepreferentialExchangefeeratesofECM-HarelowerthanthoseofanECM-W.
CMEelectroniccorporatememberfirmvolumeincentiveprogram(CMEECM-W).CMEECM-Whaveawaiverofthemembershipholdingrequirementbutitmustmeetcertainvolumetradingrequirementsonaquarterlybasis(i.e.itmusttradeanaverageof50contracts/sidesperbusinessdayforthequarter).Volumeandparticipationisevaluatedonaquarterlybasis.ThepreferentialExchangefeeratesofanECM-WarehigherthanthoseofanECM-H.
• ForCMEECM-H,themembership(s)ownedorleasedmaybeheldbythememberfirmoraprincipaloremployeeofthememberfirm.TheprincipaloremployeemustbeapprovedforCMEindividualmembership.However,tradingflooraccessisnotconferredupontheholderofthemembership.
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• ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesforitsproprietarytradingofproducts(electroniconly)whensuchtradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroupFeePolicies.
• ThememberfirmisnoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesonopenauctiontradesandisnotgrantedaccesstoCME’stradingfloors.Inaddition,thetradingactivityofparentcompanies,affiliatesandsubsidiariesofthememberfirmarenoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeerates.
Process for CME Electronic Corporate Membership: TheCorporateMembershipApplication–CorporateInformation,theAgreementforCMERule106.R.ElectronicCorporateMembershipandallrequireddocuments,shouldbesubmittedtoCMEGroup’sAuditDepartment.TheAuditDepartmentisresponsibleforthereviewandapprovalofallcorporatememberfirmapplicants.Theapplicationprocesstakesapproximatelyfourtosixweeksfromthetimeallrequireddocumentsaresubmitted.
Eligibility and Requirements:CME Rule 106.J. Equity MembershipTheequitymemberfirmisrequiredtoownorhaveassignedtoit2CMEmemberships,2IMMmemberships,2IOMmemberships,1GEMmembershipand20,000shares*ofCMEGroup.IftheRule106.J.equitymemberfirmisalsoaCBOTclearingorRule106.J./106.S.equitymemberoraNYMEXclearingorRule106.J.memberfirm,itmustownorassign30,000shares(excludingafund,poolorothercollectiveinvestmentvehicle).IftheCBOTRule106.J.equitymemberfirmhasa8,750sharerequirement,thecombinedsharerequirementwillbe28,750(excludingafund,poolorothercollectiveinvestmentvehicle).IftheclearingmemberisalsoaCBOTclearingorRule106.J./106.S.equitymemberandaNYMEXclearingorRule106.J.memberfirm,itmustownorassign40,000shares(excludingafund,poolorothercollectiveinvestmentvehicle).IftheCBOTRule106.J.equitymemberfirmhasa8,750sharerequirement,thecombinedsharerequirementwillbe38,750(excludingafund,poolorothercollectiveinvestmentvehicle).(*Iftheequitymemberfirmisafund,poolorothercollectiveinvestmentvehicle,aninitial30,000sharesarerequired.)
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CBOTIndividualMembership
TherearefivelevelsofindividualCBOTmemberships.EachdetermineseligibilityfortradingcertainproductsatreducedratesandprovidesaccesstotradingontheCMEGrouptradingfloor.Adifferentcolortradingbadge(forwearingonthetradingfloor)isassociatedwitheachlevelofmembership:
(B-1) Full MembersTrades:allfinancialandagriculturalfuturesandoptionscontracts.Badge:Yellow(B-2) Associate MembersTrades:allfinancialfuturesandoptionsandagriculturaloptionsonly.Badge:Maroon(B-3) GIM (Government, Instruments Market) MembersTrades:financialinstrumentfutures.Badge:Brown(B-4) IDEM (Index, Debt and Energy Market) MembersTrades:FedFunds,andindexfutures.Badge:Black(B-5) COM (Commodity Options Market) MembersTrades:options.Badge:Green
Eligibility and Requirements: TobeanindividualmemberofCBOT,youmustbeanadultandpossessgoodmoralcharacter,agoodreputationandbusinessintegrity.Inaddition,youmusthaveadequatefinancialresourcestoassumetheresponsibilitiesandprivilegesofmembership.
Process for CBOT Individual Membership:EachofthefivetypesofindividualCBOTmembershipsinvolvethesamemembershipprocess.
To apply for CBOT membership you must submit: • Atypewrittenapplicationformembership,whichincludes• Answerstoquestionsoneducation,employment,
residentialanddisciplinaryhistory;• Completionofafinancialstatementofassets,liabilities
andnetworth;• A$2,000non-refundablefeemadepayabletoCME
Group;• Two2"x2"passport-qualitycolorphotographs;• Acertifiedbirthcertificateorpassport
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During the application process, CME Group will: • ListthenameofeachapplicantinourWeeklySpecial
ExecutiveReport• PostyourphotoontheCMEGrouptradingfloor
Ifyourmembershipapplicationisapproved,youhave30daystoacquireamembership.
You can acquire a membership via: Purchase,Gift,Lease,Family,FirmtransferPrimary Clearing Member Authorizations:IfyouplantoexecutetradesontheExchangeFloororontheCMEGlobexelectronictradingsystem,youmustdesignateaprimaryclearingmemberthatwillacceptandclearthetrades.
NFA Floor Broker/Trader Registration/Authorization of Error Accounts: YoumustfilewiththeNationalFuturesAssociation(NFA)eitherasaFloorTraderorFloorBrokerifyouintendtoaccessthetradingfloor.IfyouwilluseyourmembershipforthepurposeoffillingordersforothermembersorcustomersyoumustapplytotheNFAforafloorbroker'slicense.
Acquisitions: PurchaseorLeaseofaMembership-Followingtheapprovalofamembershipapplication,youhave30daystoprocureamembershipprivilege.
Youmaysubmitabidtopurchaseamembershipatanytime,duringthisprocess.Youmaysubmitaleaseagreementortransferformsonceyouareapprovedformembership.Youmayleaseamembershipbypayingamonthly'rent’toanownerofanydivisionofmembership.YoucanfindamembertoleasefromthroughclearingfirmsorthroughalistoflessorspostedintheMembershipforLeasesectionoftheCMEGroupwebsiteMembershipPricingsection.
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CBOTCorporateMembership
CBOTcorporatemembershipallowsmemberfirmstoreceivepreferentialExchangefeeandperformancebondratesonitsproprietarytradingofeligibleCBOTproductswhensuchproprietarytradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroup’sFeePolicies.
ACBOTcorporatememberfirmmaybeaCBOTRule106.J.EquityMemberFirm(requiresmembershipandshares)oraCBOTRule106.H.TradingMemberFirm(requiresamembership).
HedgefundsandcommoditypoolsmaybeCBOTRule106.S.FamilyofFundsEquityMemberFirms(requiresmembershipandshares)orCBOTRule106.S.FamilyofFundsTradingMemberFirms(requiresmembership).
Eligibility and Requirements:CBOT Rule 106.J. Equity Membership•Financialinstitutions,futurescommissionmerchants,foreignbrokers,broker-dealers,commoditytradingadvisors,intro-ducingbrokers,commercialentities,proprietarytradingfirms,marketmakers,cashgrainfirmsandotherfirmswhichhaveabusinesspurposedeemedappropriatebyCBOTareeligibleforCBOTRule106.J.equitymemberfirmstatus.HedgefundsandcommoditypoolsarenoteligibleforCBOTRule106.J.equitymembership.
•Thememberfirm(non-hedgefund)isrequiredtoownorhaveassignedtoiteitherB-1/Fullmembershipand20,000sharesofCMEGrouporaB-2/Associatedmembershipand8,750sharesofCMEGroup.Ifthememberfirm(non-hedgefund)isalsoaCMEClearingorRule106.J.equitymemberfirmoraNYMEXclearingoraRule106.J.memberfirm,itmustownorassign30,000shares.IftheCBOTRule106.J.equitymemberfirmhasa8,750sharerequirement,thecombinedsharerequirementwillbe28,750.Ifthememberfirm(non-hedgefund)isalsoaCMEclearingorRule106.J.equitymemberfirmandaNYMEXclearingorRule106.J.memberfirm,itmustownorassign40,000shares.IftheCBOTRule106.J.equitymemberfirmhasa8,750sharerequirement,thecombinedsharerequirementwillbe38,750.
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•Themembershipmaybeheldbythememberfirmoraprinci-paloremployeeofthememberfirm.Theprincipaloremploy-eemustbeapprovedforCBOTindividualmembership.
•ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesforitsproprietarytradingofproducts(openauctionandelectronic)withinthedivisionofmembershipownedorassignedwhensuchtradingactivityisconductedinaccor-dancewithCMEGroupFeePolicies.Thetradingactivityofparentcompanies,affiliates,subsidiariesorcustomersofthememberfirmarenoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeerates.Thetradingactivityofparentcompanies,affiliatesandsubsidiariesofthememberfirmmaybeeligibleforpreferen-tialExchangefeeandperformancebondratesasCBOTRule106.I.affiliatememberfirms.
•CBOTRule106.I.affiliatecorporatemembershipmaybeob-tainedbyanaffiliateofCBOTRule106.J.equitymemberfirm.TheaffiliatemayqualifyaseitheraCBOTRule106.I.affiliateequitymemberfirm(requiresanadditionalmembershipandshares)orasaCBOTRule106.I.affiliatetradingmemberfirm(requiresanadditionalmembership).
•TheCBOTRule106.J.equitymemberfirmmayalsoqualifyanunlimitednumberofaffiliatesifitqualifiesasaCBOTmembershipumbrellafirm.ACBOTRule106.J.equitymem-berfirmmayqualifyasaCBOTmembershipumbrellafirmifitowns4B-1/Fullmemberships,2B-2/Associatemembershipsand8,000sharesofCMEGroup.Thisincludesthemem-bershipsandsharesrequiredforthememberfirm’sequitymemberfirmprivileges.
CBOT Rule 106.H. Trading Membership •Financialinstitutions,futurescommissionmerchants,foreignbrokers,broker-dealers,commoditytradingadvisors,intro-ducingbrokers,commercialentities,proprietarytradingfirms,marketmakers,cashgrainfirmsandotherfirmswhichhaveabusinesspurposedeemedappropriatebyCBOTareeligibleforCBOTRule106.H.tradingmemberfirmstatus.HedgefundsandcommoditypoolsarenoteligibleforCBOTRule106.H.tradingmembership.
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•ThememberfirmisrequiredtoownorhaveassignedtoiteitheraB-1/Full,B-2/Associate,B-4/IDEMorB-5/COMmem-bership.SharesofCMEGrouparenotrequired.ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangeratesonproductswithinthedivisionofmembershipownedorassigned.Themembershipmaybeownedbythememberfirmorownedbyamemberfirmaffiliate,oraprincipaloremployeeofthememberfirmandassignedforthememberfirm’sprivileges.
•Themembershipownedorassignedmaybeheldbythememberfirmoraprincipaloremployeeofthememberfirm.TheprincipaloremployeemustbeapprovedforCBOTindi-vidualmembership.
•ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesforitsproprietarytradingofproducts(openauctionandelectronic)withinthedivisionofmembershipownedoras-signedwhensuchtradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroupFeePolicies.Thetradingactivityofparentcompanies,affiliates,subsidiariesorcustomersofthemem-berfirmarenoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeerates.However,thetradingactivityofaparentcompany,affiliateorsubsidiaryofthememberfirmmaybeeligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeandperformancebondratesasCBOTRule106.I.affiliatetradingmemberfirm(requiresanadditionalmembership).
CBOT Rule 106.S. Family of Funds Equity Member Firm •HedgeFunds,commoditypoolsorfundmanagementcompa-niesareeligibleforCBOTRule106.S.familyoffundsequitymemberfirmstatus.Thememberfirmmayqualifyupto6hedgefundsorcommoditypoolsforpreferentialExchangefeerateswherethememberfirmexercisestradingcontrolover,isundercommontradingcontrolwithorwhollyownssuchentities.Managedaccountsarenoteligibleforpreferen-tialExchangefeerates.
•ThememberfirmisrequiredtoownorhaveassignedtoitfourB-1/Fullmemberships,twoB-2/Associatemembershipsand8,000sharesofCMEGroup.IfthememberfirmisalsoaCMEclearingorcorporateequitymemberoraNYMEXclearingorcorporatemember,itmustownorassign12,000shares.IfthememberfirmisalsoaCMEclearingorcorporateequitymemberandNYMEXclearingorcorporatemember,itmustownorassign16,000shares.
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•Themembershipsandsharesmaybeownedbythememberfirmorownedbyaqualifiedfund,oraprincipaloremployeeofthememberfirmandassignedforthememberfirm’sprivi-leges.
•Themembershipmaybeheldbythememberfirmoraprinci-paloremployeeofthememberfirm.Theprincipaloremploy-eemustbeapprovedforCBOTIndividualMembership.
•Thememberfirmanditsqualifiedfundsareeligibleforprefer-entialExchangefeeratesfortheirproprietarytradingofCBOTproducts(openauctionandelectronic)whensuchtradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroupFeePoli-cies.Thetradingactivityoftheinvestmentmanager,inves-tors,parentcompanies,affiliates,subsidiariesorcustomersarenoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeerates.
CBOT Rule 106.S. Family of Funds Trading Member Firm •HedgeFunds,commoditypoolsorfundmanagementcompa-niesareeligibleforCBOTRule106.S.familyoffundsequitymemberfirmstatus.Thememberfirmmayqualifyupto3hedgefundsorcommoditypoolsforpreferentialExchangefeerateswherethememberfirmexercisestradingcontrolover,isundercommontradingcontrolwithorwhollyownssuchentities.Managedaccountsarenoteligibleforpreferen-tialExchangefeerates.
•ThememberfirmisrequiredtoownorhaveassignedtoittwoB-1/FullmembershipsandoneB-2/Associatemembership.SharesofCMEGrouparenotrequired.Themembershipsmaybeownedbythememberfirmorownedbyaqualifiedfund,oraprincipaloremployeeofthememberfirmandas-signedforthememberfirm’sprivileges.
•Themembershipmaybeheldbythememberfirmoraprinci-paloremployeeofthememberfirm.Theprincipaloremploy-eemustbeapprovedforCBOTIndividualMembership.
•Thememberfirmanditsqualifiedfundsareeligibleforprefer-entialExchangefeeratesfortheirproprietarytradingofCBOTproducts(openauctionandelectronic)whensuchtradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroupFeePoli-cies.Thetradingactivityoftheinvestmentmanager,inves-tors,parentcompanies,affiliates,subsidiariesorcustomersarenoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeerates.
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Process for CBOT Corporate Membership: Fornon-HedgeFundapplicants,theApplicationforCorporateMembership–CorporateInformation,theappropriateAgree-mentforCBOTcorporatemembershipshouldbecompleted.ForHedgeFundapplicants,theApplicationforCorporateMembership–HedgeFund–CorporateInformationandtheappropriateAgreementforCBOTRule106.S.FamilyofFundsmembershipshouldbecompleted.TheApplicationsandallrequireddocumentsshouldbesubmittedtoCMEGroup’sAuditDepartment.
TheAuditDepartmentisresponsibleforthereviewandap-provalofallcorporatememberfirmapplicants.Theapplicationprocesstakesapproximatelyfourtosixweeksfromthetimeallrequireddocumentsaresubmitted.
Ifthememberfirmelectstohaveindividualsplacedonmem-bershipsthatareownedorassignedtomemberfirm,thoseindividualsmustapplyforindividualCBOTmembershipstatusunlesstheyarecurrentmembersofCBOT.RefertotheCBOTindividualmembershipapplicationprocess.
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CBOTElectronicCorporateMembership
CBOTelectroniccorporatemembershipallowsmemberfirmstoreceivepreferentialExchangefeeandperformancebondratesonitselectronictradingofeligibleCBOTproductswhensuchproprietarytradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroup’sFeePolicies.
Eligibility and Requirements: CBOT Rule 106.R. Electronic Trading Membership •Financialinstitutions,futurescommissionmerchants,foreignbrokers,broker-dealers,commoditytradingadvisors,intro-ducingbrokers,commercialentities,proprietarytradingfirms,marketmakers,cashgrainfirmsandotherfirmswhichhaveabusinesspurposedeemedappropriatebyCBOTareeligibleforCBOTRule106.R.electronictradingmemberfirmstatus.HedgefundsandcommoditypoolsarenoteligibleforCBOTRule106.R.tradingmembership.
•ThememberfirmisrequiredtoleaseorhaveassignedtoiteitheraB-1/FullmembershiporaB-2/Associatemembership.SharesofCMEGrouparenotrequired.ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangeratesonproductswithinthedivisionofmembershipleasedorassigned.Themembershipmaybeleasedbythememberfirmorleasedbyaprincipaloremployeeofthememberfirmandassignedforthememberfirm’sprivileges.
•Themembershipleasedmaybeheldbythememberfirmoraprincipaloremployeeofthememberfirm.TheprincipaloremployeemustbeapprovedforCBOTindividualmember-ship.However,tradingflooraccessisnotconferredupontheholderofthemembership.
•ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesforitsproprietarytradingofproducts(electroniconly)withinthedivisionofmembershipleasedwhensuchtrad-ingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroupFeePolicies.ThememberfirmisnoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesonopenauctiontradesandisnotgrantedaccesstoCBOT’stradingfloors.Inaddition,thetradingactiv-ityofparentcompanies,affiliates,subsidiariesorcustomersofthememberfirmarenoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeerates.
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Process for CBOT Electronic Corporate Membership: TheApplicationforCorporateMembership–CorporateInformation,theAgreementforCBOTRule106.R.ElectronicCorporateMembershipandallrequireddocuments,shouldbesubmittedtoCMEGroup’sAuditDepartment.TheAuditDepartmentisresponsibleforthereviewandapprovalofallcorporatememberfirmapplicants.Theapplicationprocesstakesapproximatelyfourtosixweeksfromthetimeallrequireddocumentsaresubmitted.
Ifthememberfirmelectstohaveindividualsplacedonmembershipsthatareleasedbythememberfirm,thoseindividualsmustapplyforindividualCBOTmembershipstatusunlesstheyarecurrentmembersofCBOT.RefertotheindividualCBOTmembershipapplicationprocess.
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NYMEX/COMEXIndividualMembership
IndividualmembershipsatNYMEXandCOMEXenablethemembertotradeallNYMEXandCOMEXproductsatmember’sratesandtotradedirectlyfromtheNYMEXtradingfloor.ThereisonelevelofNYMEXindividualmembershipandonelevelofCOMEXindividualmembership.
Eligibility and Requirements:TobeanindividualmemberofNYMEXorCOMEX,youmustbeatanadultandmustpossess:•Goodmoralcharacter•Agoodreputation•Businessintegrity•Adequatefinancialresourcestoassumetheresponsibilitiesandprivilegesofmembership
BeforeyoubegintradingasamemberofNYMEXorCOMEX,youmust:•Bequalifiedtotradebyaclearingmember•BeregisteredwiththeNationalFuturesAssociation(NFA)aseitherafloortraderorfloorbrokerbeforeyoustarttradingonthefloor
AllapplicantsmustsatisfyExchangeeducationalrequirements.IfyouwillbeaccessingtheNYMEXtradingflooryouwillberequiredtoattendanewmemberorientationandpassaQualifyingExaminationcoveringthebasicsofthecommodityindustry,andtheRulesandRegulations.Youwillreceivestudymaterialswhenyousubmityourapplication.
Process for NYMEX Individual Membership:
To apply for NYMEX membership you must submit: •Atypewrittenapplicationformembership,whichincludes•Answerstoquestionsoneducation,employment,residentialanddisciplinaryhistory;•Completionofafinancialstatementofassets,liabilitiesandnetworth;•A$2,000non-refundablefeemadepayabletoCMEGroup;•Two2”x2”passport-qualitycolorphotographs;•Acertifiedbirthcertificateorpassport
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During the application process, CME Group will: •ListthenameofeachapplicantinourWeeklySpecialExecutiveReport•PostyourphotoontheNYMEXtradingfloor
Ifyourmembershipapplicationisapproved,youhave30daystoacquireamembership.
You can acquire a membership via: Purchase,Gift,Lease,Familytransfer,Firmtransfer
Primary Clearing Member Authorizations: IfyouplantoexecutetradesontheExchangeFloororontheCMEGlobexelectronictradingsystem,youmustdesignateaprimaryclearingmemberthatwillacceptandclearthetrades.
NFA Floor Broker/Trader Registration/Authorization of Error Accounts: YoumustfilewiththeNationalFuturesAssociation(NFA)eitherasaFloorTraderorFloorBrokerifyouintendtoaccessthetradingfloor.IfyouwilluseyourmembershipforthepurposeoffillingordersforothermembersorcustomersyoumustapplytotheNFAforafloorbroker'slicense.
Acquisitions: PurchaseorLeaseofaMembership-Followingtheapprovalofamembershipapplication,youhave30daystoprocureamembershipprivilege.
Youmaysubmitabidtopurchaseamembershipatanytimeduringthisprocess.
Youmayalsosubmitaleaseagreementortransferformsonceyouareapprovedformembership.
Youmayleaseamembershipbypayingamonthly'rent'toanownerofanydivisionofmembership.
YoucanfindamembertoleasefromthroughclearingfirmsorthroughalistoflessorspostedintheMembershipforLeasesectionoftheCMEGroupwebsiteMembershipPricingsection.
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Process for COMEX Individual Membership: TobeanindividualmemberofCOMEX,youmustbeanadultandpossessgoodmoralcharacter,agoodreputationandbusinessintegrity.Inaddition,youmusthaveadequatefinancialresourcestoassumetheresponsibilitiesandprivilegesofmembership.
Pleasenotethatanapplicationwillnotbedeemed“filed”unlessallrequiredmaterialsaresubmittedcorrectlyandcompletely.Therefore,thefollowinginformationisprovidedtoassistyouincompletingyourapplication.•ApplicationFee–Checkintheamountof$2000•ApplicationForm–MustbetypewrittenwithALLquestionsansweredcompletelyandfully.•Photos–Two2”x2”passport-qualitycolorphotographsPrimaryClearingMemberGuarantee–IftheapplicantintendstoexecutetransactionsonthetradingflooroftheExchange,thisformmustbecompletedbyanExchangeClearingMemberFirm.
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NYMEXCorporateMembership
NYMEXcorporate(non-clearing)membershipallowsmemberfirmstoreceivepreferentialExchangefeeandperformancebondratesonitsproprietarytradingofNYMEXproductswhensuchproprietarytradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroup’sFeePolicies.
Eligibility and Requirements: NYMEX Rule 106.J. Membership •HedgeFunds,commoditypools,banks,futurescommissionmerchants,foreignbrokers,broker-dealers,commoditytrad-ingadvisors,introducingbrokers,commercialentities,propri-etarytradingfirmsandothercorporateentitiesareeligibleforNYMEXRule106.J.memberfirmstatus.
•Thememberfirm(non-hedgefund)isrequiredtoownorhaveassignedtoittwoNYMEXmembershipsand20,000sharesofCMEGroup.Ifthememberfirm(non-hedgefund)isalsoaCMEclearingorRule106.J.equitymemberfirmoraCBOTclearingorRule106.J.equitymember,itmustownorhaveassigned30,000shares.IftheCBOTRule106.J.equitymemberfirmhasa8,750sharerequirement,thecombinedsharerequirementwillbe28,750.Ifthememberfirm(non-hedgefund)isalsoaCMEclearingorRule106.J.equitymemberfirmandCBOTclearingorRule106.J.equitymember,itmustownorhaveassignedtoit40,000shares.IftheCBOTRule106.J.equitymemberfirmhasa8,750sharerequirement,thecombinedsharerequirementwillbe38,750.
•Themembershipmaybeheldbythememberfirmoraprinci-paloremployeeofthememberfirmorpersonwithanaccept-ableproprietaryinterestinthememberfirm.Theprincipal,employeeorpersonwithanacceptableproprietaryinterestmustbeapprovedforNYMEXindividualmembership.
•ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesforitsproprietarytradingofproducts(openauctionandelectronic)onNYMEXproductswhensuchtradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroupFeePolicies.Thetradingactivityofparentcompanies,affiliates,subsid-iariesorcustomersofthememberfirmarenoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeerates.
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Process for NYMEX Corporate Membership: TheApplicationforCorporateMembership–CorporateInformation,theAgreementforNYMEXNon-ClearingMember-shipandallrequireddocuments,shouldbesubmittedtoCMEGroup’sAuditDepartment.HedgeFundapplicantsshouldcompletetheApplicationforCorporateMembership–HedgeFund–CorporateMembershipandtheNYMEXAgreementforNon-ClearingMembership–HedgeFund.TheAuditDepart-mentisresponsibleforthereviewandapprovalofallcorporatememberfirmapplicants.Theapplicationprocesstakesap-proximatelyfourtosixweeksfromthetimeallrequireddocu-mentsaresubmitted.
Ifthememberfirmelectstohaveindividualsplacedonmem-bershipsthatareownedbyand/orassignedtothememberfirm,theseindividualsmustapplyforindividualNYMEXmembershipstatusunlesstheyarecurrentmembersofNYMEX.RefertotheindividualNYMEXmembershipapplicationprocess.
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COMEXCorporateMembership
COMEXcorporate(non-clearing)membershipallowsmemberfirmstoreceivepreferentialExchangefeeandperformancebondratesonitsproprietarytradingofeligibleCOMEXproductswhensuchproprietarytradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroup’sFeePolicies.
Eligibility and Requirements: COMEX Rule 106.J. Membership •HedgeFunds,commoditypools,banks,futurescommissionmerchants,foreignbrokers,broker-dealers,commoditytrad-ingadvisors,introducingbrokers,commercialentities,propri-etarytradingfirmsandothercorporateentitiesareeligibleforCOMEXRule106.J.memberfirmstatus.•Thememberfirmisrequiredtoownorhaveconferred/as-signedtoittwoCOMEXmemberships.SharesofCMEGrouparenotrequired.ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangeratesonproductswithinthedivisionofmember-shipownedorconferred/assigned.Themembershipandsharesmaybeownedbythememberfirmorownedbyoneortwoprincipalsoremployeesofthememberfirmorpersons,includingaparentcompany,withanacceptableproprietaryinterestinthememberfirmandconferred/assignedforthememberfirm’sprivileges.•Themembershipmaybeheldbythememberfirm,aprincipaloremployeeofthememberfirmorpersonwithanacceptableproprietaryinterestinthememberfirm.Theprincipal,em-ployeeorpersonwithanacceptableproprietaryinterestmustbeapprovedforCOMEXindividualmembership.•ThememberfirmiseligibleforpreferentialExchangefeeratesforitsproprietarytradingofproducts(openauctionandelectronic)withinthedivisionofmembershipsownedoras-signedwhensuchtradingactivityisconductedinaccordancewithCMEGroupFeePolicies.Thetradingactivityofparentcompanies,affiliates,subsidiariesorcustomersofthemem-berfirmarenoteligibleforpreferentialExchangefeerates.
Process for COMEX Corporate Membership: TheApplicationforCorporateMembership–Corporate
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Information,theAgreementforCOMEXNon-ClearingMembershipandallrequireddocuments,shouldbesubmittedtoCMEGroup’sAuditDepartment.HedgeFundapplicantsshouldcompletetheApplicationforCorporateMembership–HedgeFund–CorporateMembershipandtheCOMEXAgreementforNon-ClearingMembership–HedgeFund.TheAuditDepartmentisresponsibleforthereviewandapprovalofallcorporatememberfirmapplicants.Theapplicationprocesstakesapproximatelyfourtosixweeksfromthetimeallrequireddocumentsaresubmitted.
Ifthememberfirmelectstohaveindividualsplacedonmembershipsthatareownedbyand/orassignedtothememberfirm,theseindividualsmustapplyforindividualCOMEXmembershipstatusunlesstheyarecurrentmembersofCOMEX.RefertotheindividualCOMEXmembershipapplicationprocess.
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Incentive Programs
Manyexchangesoffertraderincentiveprogramstoenhanceliquidityandbroadenparticipationinmarkets.Theseprogramsenableindividualtradersandmemberstobenefitfromreducedexchangetradingfees.Wehavehighlightedseveralinthefollowingpages.Pleasenotethatincentiveprogramscanchangeorbecancelled.Accessthelatestinformationthroughthelinksbelow.
CME GROUP
CMEGrouphasanumberofinternationalincentiveprogramstoprovideitsglobalcustomerbasewithgreateraccesstoCME,CBOTandNYMEXproducts.InJanuary2009,CMEGroupannouncedtheformationofthefollowingprogramsthatareeffectiveuntilDecember31,2010.FormoreinformationandupdatedcontentonanyCMEGroupprogrampleasevisit:http://www.cmegroup.com/company/membership/international-incentives.html
ForeachoftheIIP,AIPandeFXprograms,youarerequiredtocompleteanApplicationforCorporateMembership/IncentiveProgramParticipation-CorporateInformationaswellastheappropriateAgreementforParticipation.
Thefollowingincentiveprogramsareavailable:
International Incentive Program (IIP)EffectiveFebruary1,2009,theInternationalIncentiveProgramwillenableproprietarytradingfirmsandtradingarcadeslocatedoutsideofNorthAmericatoreceivediscountedfeesforelectronictradingofCMEandCBOTproducts,withNYMEXproductsincludedasofApril1,2009.ThisprogramwasformerlyknownasCME’sEuropeanIncentiveProgram.
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Emerging Markets Incentive Program (EMIP)EffectiveFebruary1,2009,theEmergingMarketsIncentiveProgramwillprovidefeeincentivesfornewtradersatproprietaryfirmsoperatingincountriesnotactivelyinvolvedinfuturesmarkets.TheseincentiveswillapplytoCMEandCBOTproductstradedelectronically,withNYMEXproductsincludedlaterin2009.TheEMIPwasformerlyknownastheCBOTGlobalDevelopingMarkets(GDM)ProgramandCMEEmergingMarketsPartnershipProgram(EMPP).
Asia-Pacific Incentive Program (AIP)EffectiveFebruary1,2009,theAsia-PacificIncentiveProgramwillprovidefeeincentivesforAsianbankstotradeCMEandCBOTproductselectronically,withNYMEXproductsincludedasofApril1,2009.
CTA / Hedge Fund Pilot Program
High Velocity CTA / Hedge Fund Pilot Program
Electronically Traded FX Bank Incentive Program
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EUREX
Trader Development ProgramThisprogramisdesignedtosupporttradersnewtoEurexmarkets.EurexMemberswhoqualifyfortheprogrambenefitfromsignificantfeewaiverstosupportnewtraderstakingtheirfirststepswithEurex.ThisprogramisfornewtradersfromEurope,Asia-Pacific,theMiddleEast,AfricaandtheAmericas.TheprogramsupportsMemberswhowishtotakeadvantageofthegrowthopportunitiesandthelargetradertalentpoolsofemergingmarketcountries.Inaddition,furtherregionswillbeincludedintotheprogram.Tradersqualifyforapotentialof300,000contractsfreeoftradingandclearingfees.Eachregionhasdifferenttiersofincentives.
UnitedStatesofAmericaEligibleparticipantsandrestrictions:Proprietarytradingbusi-nessconductedatproprietarytradingfirmsonly.TraderswhohavebeenregisteredasEurextradersbeforearenoteligible.Automatedtradingbusinessisnoteligible.Incentiveperiod:Uponregistration,participantsareenrolledintotheprogramfortwelvemonths.Incentive:Aminimumof50contractstradedonaverageperdayresultsinfeewaiverfor5,000contractsthatmonth.Note:Theincentiveisonaper-traderbasis.Theminimumnumberoftradedcontractsiscalculatedonaper-monthbasis.
Formoreinformation,anyupdates,andtolearnabouttheprogramforothercountriesvisit:http://www.eurexchange.com/trading/trader_admission/development_en.html
New Member Incentive ProgramThisprogramoffersthreeincentivecomponentsdesignedtoreducevariableandfixedcostsfornewlyadmittedmembers.TheincentiveoffersatotalfeerebateofuptoEUR54,000dur-ingthefirstyearofmembershipandconsistsofthreecompo-nents:1. Nochargeofminimumtransactionfeesforthefirsttwelve
months.TheminimumtransactionfeeofEUR9,000perquarterwillbewaivedforthefirstyearofmembership.
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1. MonthlyfeewaiverofuptoEUR3,000.NewmembersbenefitfromageneralmonthlyfeewaiverofuptoEUR3,000duringthefirstyearofmembership.Thiswaiverconsistsoftwoelements:• AmonthlyconnectionfeewaiverlimitedtoEUR
1,500• AmonthlytransactionfeewaiverofuptoEUR3,000
minusthewaivedconnectionfees2. AdditionalfeewaiverofuptoEUR1,500permonthfor
high-volumetrading.Duringthefirstyearofmembershipamonthlyhigh-volumetransactionfeewaiverofuptoEUR1,500isgrantedforeachmonthinwhichanewmember'stradingvolumeexceeds150,000contracts.
RequirementsforParticipationTheEurexMembershipIncentiveisgenerallyavailabletomembersbeingadmittedtoEurex.However,itisnotofferedtonewmembersthatarelegalsuccessorstofirmsthatwerealreadyamemberofEurexDeutschlandand/orEurexZurichafterJanuary1,2007.
Formoreinformationandanyupdatesvisit:https://member.eurexchange.com/irj/portal/eurexchange
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ICE FUTURES US
U.S. Dollar Index Corporate Incentive Program ThisprogramoffersentitiesthatarecorporatemembersfromanumberofqualifyingU.S.derivativesexchangesarateof$0.30/sideforallICEFuturesU.S.U.S.DollarIndex®(“USDX”)futuresandoptionscontractsexecutedinthatcalendarmonth.Onlytradesexecutedbytheparticipantsintheirproprietaryaccountsareeligibleforreducedfees.ThedifferencebetweentheratechargedparticipantsintheUSDXMemberFirmFeeProgramandthestandardnon-memberfeesforUSDXtransactionsinthesecontractswillberebatedtotheProgramparticipantthroughtheparticipant’sclearingmember.
Formoreinformationandanyupdatesvisit:https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/futures_us/usdxapplication.pdf
Exchange Member Russell Incentive Program for IndividualsThisprogramoffersindividualmembersofanumberofqualify-ingUSderivativesexchanges,whoexecuteatleast100Rus-sell1000®MiniIndexfuturesand/oroptionssideseachcalen-darmonth,arateof$0.12/sideforallRussell1000MiniIndexandRussell2000®MiniIndexfuturesandoptionscontractsexecutedinthatcalendarmonthduringthetermofthepro-gram.OnlytransactionsinsaidRussellcontractsexecutedbytheparticipantinhis/herproprietaryaccount(s)areeligibleforreducedfees;EFPtransactionsintheRussell2000IndexMinifuturescontractsshallnotbeeligibleforreducedfees;EFPtransactionsintheRussell1000Index,Russell1000GrowthIndexandRussell1000ValueIndexMinifuturescontractsareeligibleforreducedfees.
ThedifferencebetweentheratechargedtheparticipantintheIndividualMemberFeeProgramandthestandardnon-memberfeesforRusselltransactionsinthesecontractsisrebatedtotheProgramparticipantthroughtheparticipant’sclearingmem-ber.IfinanycalendarmonththeparticipantfailstomeettheProgram’svolumerequirementfortheRussell1000MiniIndex,theparticipantwillbechargedatarateof$.30acontractsidefortransactionsintheRussell1000MiniIndexandRussell2000MiniIndexfuturesandoptionscontractsforthatmonth.
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Formoreinformationandanyupdatesvisit:https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/futures_us/russellindividualmemberapplication.pdf
Exchange Member Russell Incentive Program for Corporate EntitiesTheprogramoffersentitiesthatarecorporatemembersofanumberofqualifyingUSderivativesexchangesthatexecuteatleast100Russell1000®IndexMinifuturesand/oroptionssideseachcalendarmontharateof$0.30/sideforallRus-sell1000IndexandRussell2000®Index,Russell100ValueIndexandRussell1000GrowthIndexMinifuturesandoptionscontracts(“theRussellContracts”)executedinthatcalendarmonth.OnlytransactionsinsaidRussellContractsexecutedbytheparticipatingfirminitsproprietaryaccount(s)areeligibleforreducedfees;EFPtransactionsintheRussell2000IndexMinifuturescontractsshallnotbeeligibleforreducedfees;EFPtransactionsintheRussell1000Index,Russell1000GrowthIndexandRussell1000ValueIndexMinifuturescontractsareeligibleforreducedfees.ThedifferencebetweentheratechargedtheparticipatingfirmintheMemberFirmFeeProgramandthestandardnon-memberfeesforRusselltransactionsinthesecontractsisrebatedtotheProgramparticipatingfirmthroughtheparticipatingfirm’sclearingmember.
IfinanycalendarmonththeparticipatingfirmfailstomeettheProgram’svolumerequirementfortheRussell1000IndexMinicontracts,theparticipatingfirmwillbechargedatarateof$.60acontractsidefortransactionsintheRussellContractsforthatmonth.Inaddition,intheeventthattheparticipanthasmettherequiredRussell1000IndexMinivolumerequirementinamonth,theparticipantisqualifiedtoearnafurtherdiscountonallProgramvolumeforthatmonthbasedupontheparticipant’sexecutedvolumeintheRussell1000ValueIndexandRussell1000GrowthIndexMinifuturescontractsasshownbelow:
MonthlyVolumeofandRate: •200contractscombinedintheRussell1000GrowthandValueContracts:$0.20•400contractscombinedintheRussell1000GrowthandValueContracts:$0.10Formoreinformationandanyupdatesvisit:https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/futures_us/russellcorporatememberapplication.pdf
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NYSE LIFFE
Commodities: New Market Particpants Program (NMP)ForallproprietarytradersnewtotheLondoncommoditymarkets
NYSELiffeoffersanexchangefeerebateprogramtoattractnewcommoditytraderstoourCocoa,RobustaCoffee,andWhiteSugarfuturesandoptionsmarkets.TheNewMarketParticipant(NMP)programprovidesexchangefeerebatestoregisteredindividualtradersforafullyear,accordingtothefollowingschedule: •Months1-4:100%exchangefeerebate•Months5-8:75%exchangefeerebate•Months9-12:50%exchangefeerebate
Aparticipantmayregisterfortheprogramforonecommodityandbegintheprogramforadditionalcommoditiesatlaterdates.Formoreinformationandaccesstotheapplicationform,visit:http://www.euronext.com/editorial/wide/editorial-23869-EN.html
Interest Rate and FTSE 100 Index Futures: New Market Particpants Program (NMP)ForindividualproprietarytraderswhoarenewparticipantsintheLondonfuturesmarketsandhavenopriorderivativestradingexperience
NYSELiffeoffersafullexchangefeerebatefortransactionsinshortandlongterminterestrateproductsandFTSE100Indexfutures,uptoamonthlycapforthefirsttwelvemonthsoftradingintheseproducts.
Months MonthlyCapMonths1&2 Upto2,000contractspermonthMonths3&4 Upto3,500contractspermonthMonths5&6 Upto4,500contractspermonthMonths7&8 Upto6,000contractspermonthMonths9&10 Upto7,500contractspermonthMonths11&12 Upto10,000contractspermonth
Foradditionaldetails,refertonotice3272at:www.nyx.com/individuallpschemes.
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STIR Liquidity Program (LP)ForproprietarytraderswhotransactabovedefinedvolumethresholdlevelsinEuribor,ShortSterlingand/orEuroswissandthosetransitioningfromtheUSLPprogram(seeabove)
NYSELiffeoffersreducedexchangefeesonproprietarybusi-nessabovedefinedvolumethresholdlevels,inadditiontolowerexchangetradingfeesinthedeferreddeliverymonthsofthesecontracts.Thereisamonthlyvolumethresholdthatmustbereachedinordertoparticipateineachoftheprograms.Theparticipantmusttransactatleast20,000sidesofEuribor,8,000sidesofShortSterlingor2,000sidesofEuroswissfuturescontractsinacalendarmonthpriortobeingacceptedasanLPforthatproduct.
Interestedapplicantsmayreviewapplicationexchangefeesanddeterminethefee/sidetheywouldpayunderthisprogrambyenteringtheoreticalpositionsintocalculatorsavailableonourwebsite.TransactionfeecalculatorsforEuribor,ShortSterlingandEuroswiss,alongwiththeapplicationformtobecomeanLP,canbefoundat:http://www.euronext.com/editorial/wide/editorial-2835-EN.html#p3.ProgramnoticesforthisandavarietyofotherliquidityprogramsforSTIRtradersarealsoavailablehere.
Interest Rate Market Making Programs:NYSELiffeoffersavarietyofdesignatedmarketmaking(DMM)programstosupportliquidityinitssuiteofcoreinterestrateproducts.DMMprogramsaregenerallybaseduponspecificstrategies,contractmaturitiesorthetimeofdayoneiswillingtoprovideliquiditytothemarket.DMMscommittomakingtwo-sidedmarketsataspecifiedspreadforanagreedpercentageofthetradingday.Inreturn,theExchangerebatesallexchangefeesforcontractstradedundertherelevantDMMprogramandalsopaysastipendtocompensateforthecostsassociatedwithprovidingliquiditytothemarketasDMM.
DMMprogramsarereviewedand,wherepossible,renewedatsix-monthintervals.Anoticeisdistributedwhenaprogramisupforrenewalandinterestedfirmssubmitcompetitivetenders.
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Acommitteereviewsallapplicationsanddetermineswhichwillbeacceptedtoactasmarketmakerforthenextsix-monthperiod.
NYSELiffehasDMMprogramscoveringthefollowing:•EuriborFutures• BackMonths• PacksandBundles• LateOpenings• AsianTradingHours
•ShortSterlingFutures• BackMonths• PacksandBundles
•EuroswissFutures
•EuroSwapnotrFutures:2-year,5-year,and10-yearShortandMediumTermGiltFutures
•EoniaFutures• Outrights• CalendarSpreads• Inter-contract:Euribor/threemonthEonia
•STIROptions
NYSE LIFFE U.S.
MSCI Equity Index Futures:
MSCI Futures Incentive Program (FIP) Formarketparticipantsthattradebothexchange-tradedvehicles(ETVs)onNYSEArcaandtheassociatedMSCIEquityIndexfuturesonNYSELiffeU.S.
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NYSELiffeU.S.hastheuniqueopportunitytoleveragesynergiesacrossassetclassestradedwithintheNYSEEuronextGroup.Programparticipantswhotradespecifiednumbersofsharesormoreofcertainexchange-tradedvehicles(ETVs)onNYSEArcamayreceiverebatesforrelatedtransactionsincorrespondingamountsintheappropriateFuturesonMSCIIndices.Foradditionalinformationandtheparametersassociatedwiththisprogramvisit:http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/02-2010.pdf.TheFIPapplicationformcanbefoundat:http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/10-2009.pdf.
MSCI Active Market Participant Program (AMP) ForactivemarketparticipantssupportingliquiditytogrowMSCIEquityIndexfuturesproducts
NYSELiffeUSreviewstradingvolumesonamonthlybasisineachoftheMSCIEAFE,EmergingMarkets,andUSAMiniIndexFutures.Thetop10volumecontributorsineachproduct,excludingmarketmakers,withaveragedailytradingvolume(“ADV”)ofatleast50sides,willbeeligibletoapplyforreducedExchangefeesonproprietarytransactionsexecuted.Foradditionalinformationandtheapplicationformvisit:http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/05-2010.pdf.
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Precious Metals Futures:
Precious Metals Futures Incentives Program (FIP)Formarketparticipantsthattradebothexchange-tradedvehicles(ETVs)onNYSEArcaandtheassociatedPreciousMetalsfuturesonNYSELiffeU.S.NYSELiffeU.S.hastheuniqueopportunitytoleveragesynergiesacrossassetclassestradedwithintheNYSEEuronextGroup.Programparticipantstrading300,000sharesormorepermonthofcertainexchange-tradedvehicles(ETVs)onNYSEArcamayreceiverebatesforrelatedtransactionsinNYSELiffeU.S.full-ormini-sizedGoldorSilverfuturescontracts.Formoreinformationandtoviewtheparametersforthisprogramvisit:http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/33-2009.pdf.TheFIPapplicationformcanbefoundat:http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/10-2009.pdf.
Precious Metals Active Market Participant Program (AMP)ForactivemarketparticipantssupportingliquiditytogrowPreciousMetalsfuturesproducts
NYSELiffeU.S.reviewstradingvolumes,onamonthlybasisineachofthe100oz.GoldFutures,Mini-SizedGoldFutures,5000oz.SilverFuturesandMini-SizedSilverFutures.Thetop10volumecontributorsineachproduct,excludingmarketmakers,willbeeligibleforreducedExchangefeesonproprietarytransactionsexecutedduringthefollowingcalendarmonth.
Contract: FeeperContractperSide: CustomerMemberAPM Fee FeeFee100oz.GoldFutures $1.00 $0.50$0.205000oz.SilverFutures $1.00 $0.50$0.20Mini-SizedGoldFutures $0.75 $0.375$0.10Mini-SizedSilverFutures $0.75 $0.375$0.10
Formoreinformationandtheapplicationformvisit:http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/01-2010.pdf
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Precious Metals International Trader Incentive ProgramForpreciousmetalstradersbasedoutsideoftheU.S.NYSELiffeU.S.offersreducedtradingfeestoattractandrewardalltypesoftraders,basedoutsideoftheU.S.,toparticipateinourgoldandsilverfuturesmarket.Interestedpar-tiesmustcompleteanapplication,betweennowandFebruary28,2011,toreceivethefollowingbenefitsforuptosixmonths:
Contract: ExchangeFee: Months1-3Months4-6Minigold&MinisilverExchangefeeswaived$0.10/side100ozgold&5000ozsilver$0.20/side$0.20/side
Theapplicationforthisprogramcanbefoundat:http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/14-2010.pdf
NYSE Liffe U.S. Market Making Programs: NYSELiffeU.S.offersadesignatedmarketmaker(DMM)programstoprovidecustomerswithconsistentandreliableliquidityinitspreciousmetalsandMSCIEquityIndexfuturesproducts.DMMsprovidemaximumbid/offerspreadsatminimumsizesinoutrightcontractsandspreadsinexchangeforexchangefeerebatesandcertainotherbenefits.
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Product Information
Contractswiththegreatestvolumeoftenindicatethemarketswiththegreatestopportunities,andthisinformationcanbevaluabletoalltypesoftraders.ListedbelowisthetradingvolumeforJanuarythroughOctober2013withtheyear-over-yearchangeascompiledbytheFuturesIndustryAssociation(FIA).ThefollowingdataappearedintheJanuary2014issueof"TheMagazineoftheFuturesIndustry."Additionalvolumeinformationisavailableatwww.futuresindustry.com.
GLOBAL FUTURES & OPTIONS VOLUME BY CATEGORYBased on number of contracts traded and/or cleared at 76 exchanges worldwide.
Sector Jan-Oct 2013% Change
from Jan-Oct 2012
Individual Equity 5,436,025,346 -0.3%Equity Index 4,582,212,371 -12.7%Interest Rate 2,863,889,549 13.4%Currency 2,246,514,262 11.7%Energy 1,071,041,076 44.2%Agriculture 1,007,237,030 -3.9%Non-Precious Metals 564,485,277 26.1%Other 447,665,664 138.0%Precious Metals 356,221,706 33.4%Total 18,575,292,281 3.6%
Note: Other includes contracts based on commodity indices, credit, fertilizer, housing, inflation, lumber, plastics and weather.
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TOP 20 DERIVATIVES EXCHANGESRanked by number of contracts traded and/or cleared
Rank Exchange Jan-Oct 2013
% Changefrom
Jan-Oct 2012
1 CME Group 2,691,546,072 9.0%
2 IntercontinentalExchange (in-cludes NYSE Euronext)* 2,395,312,326 19.6%
3 National Stock Exchange of India 1,889,455,319 13.2%
4 Eurex* 1,873,854,985 -5.2%5 BM&FBovespa 1,407,651,891 -0.2%6 CBOE Holdings* 1,000,932,428 3.8%7 Moscow Exchange 969,907,412 8.2%8 Nasdaq OMX* 964,019,277 4.3%
9 Multi Commodity Exchange of India 746,540,711 -7.6%
10 Korea Exchange 693,221,760 -59.5%11 Dalian Commodity Exchange 591,605,064 17.4%12 Shanghai Futures Exchange 536,584,219 85.5%13 Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange 452,664,850 62.3%14 Japan Exchange Group 315,835,241 65.0%15 Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing 251,220,327 8.0%16 ASX Group 222,760,669 2.2%17 BSE 215,944,966 11.5%18 JSE South Africa 208,341,245 61.5%19 China Financial Futures Exchange 161,808,210 106.4%20 BATS Exchange 135,871,123 26.3%
* Open interest for these exchanges does not include options traded in the U.S and cleared by OCC.
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THE TOP 20 PRODUCTS BY CATEGORYA listing of the most active futures and options contracts worldwide by category, ranked by number of contracts traded and/or cleared
Interest Rates
Rank ContractJan-Oct
2013
% Changefrom Jan-Oct
2012
1 Eurodollar Futures, CME 436,134,292 16.9%
2 One Day Inter-Bank Deposit Futures, BM&F 349,509,872 20.7%
3 10 Year Treasury Note Futures, CBOT 280,664,232 24.1%4 3 Month Euribor Futures, Liffe 209,315,052 38.3%5 Euro-Bund Futures, Eurex 165,185,589 4.2%6 5 Year Treasury Note Futures CBOT 148,387,101 33.9%7 3 Month Sterling Futures, Liffe 122,484,651 22.8%8 Euro-Bobl Futures, Eurex 110,184,981 19.8%9 Eurodollar Mid-Curve Options, CME 102,356,552 26.3%
10 30 Year Treasury Bond Futures, CBOT 85,085,764 10.4%11 Eur-Schatz Futures, Eurex 82,179,098 1.4%12 10 Year Treasury Note Options, CBOT 75,044,784 58.7%13 2 Year Treasury Note Futures, CBOT 48,786,813 7.5%14 3 Month Euribor Options, Liffe 42,926,575 -32.6%15 3 Year Treasury Bond Futures, SFE 41,801,950 11.6%16 IDI Index Options, BM&F 36,972,982 -61.3%17 Long Gilt Futures, Liffe 36,052,586 15.6%18 Euro-Bond Options, Eurex 30,971,198 13.7%19 DI x US Dollar FRA Futures, BM&F 29,919,561 -0.9%20 3 Year Euribor Mid-Curve Options, Liffe 25,983,593 204.3%
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Equity Index
Rank Contract Jan-Oct 2013
% Changefrom Jan-Oct
2012
1 CNX Nifty Index Options, NSE India 754,581,386 10.6%2 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Options* 513,447,031 7.1%3 Kospi 200 Options, Korea Exchange** 488,963,394 -67.2%4 E-mini S&P 500 Futures, CME 389,573,773 -2.0%5 RTS Futures, Moscow Exchange 232,072,959 -16.8%6 Euro Stoxx 50 Futures, Eurex 228,876,044 -16.6%7 Nikkei 225 Mini Futures, OSE 203,043,988 89.5%8 Euro Stoxx 50 Options, Eurex 192,354,486 -22.6%9 S&P 500 Options, CBOE 175,723,406 23.2%
10 CSI 300 Futures, CFFEX 161,618,084 106.2%11 S&P BSE 100 Options, BSE*** 141,727,394 148.4%12 VIX Options, CBOE 123,211,784 36.7%13 iShares Russell 2000 ETF Options* 116,941,090 12.2%14 Taiex Options, Taifex 93,452,362 9.1%15 Powershares QQQ ETF Options* 78,553,856 -18.9%
16 iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN Options* 73,865,441 81.2%
17 S&P Sensex India Options, BSE 70,201,229 -45.0%
18 iShares MCSI Emerging Markets EFT Options** 69,031,962 32.4%
19 CNX Nifty Futures, NSE India 63,468,807 -11.1%20 E-mini Nasdaq 100 Futures, CME 50,081,905 -4.0%
* Traded on multiple U.S. options exchanges**Multiplier changed from 100,000 won for series listed from March 2012 onwards ***Began trading in August 2012
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Energy
Rank Contract Jan-Oct 2013
% Changefrom Jan-Oct
2012
1 Brent Crude Oil Futures, ICE Futures Europe 135,862,411 7.1%
2 Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures, Nymex 127,535,996 5.4%
3 Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures, Nymex 70,439,267 -14.3%
4 Gasoil Futures, ICE Futures Europe 56,208,791 1.5%5 Crude Oil Futures, MCX 36,866,002 -23.1%
6 WTI Crude Futures, ICE Futures Europe 31,453,498 10.8%
7 NY Harbor RBOB Gasoline Futures, Nymex 29,394,525 -6.9%
8 No. 2 Heating Oil Futures, Nymex 27,781,281 -9.6%9 Crude Oil (LO) Options, Nymex 27,677,635 -0.8%
10 Natural Gas Futures, MCX 21,479,218 -8.1%
11 Natural Gas European-Style Options, Nymex 16,661,089 -23.8%
12 Brent Oil Futures, Moscow Exchange 16,116,415 60.4%13 U.S. Oil Fund ETF Options* 14,173,931 -23.6%
14 Henry Hub Swap (NN) Futures, Nymex 9,990,326 -38.9%
15 Brent Crude Oil Options, ICE Futures Europe 8,296,888 9.3%
16 Brent Crude Oil Last Day Futures, Nymex 7,502,191 620.6%
17 U.S. Natural Gas Fund ETF Options* 6,440,429 -41.3%18 EUA Futures, ICE Futures Europe 6,034,037 18.1%
19 Natrual Gas Penultimate Swap Futures, Nymex 5,246,970 -27.5%
20 NYH RBOB Gasoline Futures, ICE Futures Europe 3,296,519 89.3%
*Traded on multiple U.S. options exchanges
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Energy
Rank Contract Jan-Oct 2013
% Changefrom Jan-Oct
2012
1 Brent Crude Oil Futures, ICE Futures Europe 135,862,411 7.1%
2 Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures, Nymex 127,535,996 5.4%
3 Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures, Nymex 70,439,267 -14.3%
4 Gasoil Futures, ICE Futures Europe 56,208,791 1.5%5 Crude Oil Futures, MCX 36,866,002 -23.1%
6 WTI Crude Futures, ICE Futures Europe 31,453,498 10.8%
7 NY Harbor RBOB Gasoline Futures, Nymex 29,394,525 -6.9%
8 No. 2 Heating Oil Futures, Nymex 27,781,281 -9.6%9 Crude Oil (LO) Options, Nymex 27,677,635 -0.8%
10 Natural Gas Futures, MCX 21,479,218 -8.1%
11 Natural Gas European-Style Options, Nymex 16,661,089 -23.8%
12 Brent Oil Futures, Moscow Exchange 16,116,415 60.4%13 U.S. Oil Fund ETF Options* 14,173,931 -23.6%
14 Henry Hub Swap (NN) Futures, Nymex 9,990,326 -38.9%
15 Brent Crude Oil Options, ICE Futures Europe 8,296,888 9.3%
16 Brent Crude Oil Last Day Futures, Nymex 7,502,191 620.6%
17 U.S. Natural Gas Fund ETF Options* 6,440,429 -41.3%18 EUA Futures, ICE Futures Europe 6,034,037 18.1%
19 Natrual Gas Penultimate Swap Futures, Nymex 5,246,970 -27.5%
20 NYH RBOB Gasoline Futures, ICE Futures Europe 3,296,519 89.3%
*Traded on multiple U.S. options exchanges
Agricultural
Rank Contract Jan-Oct 2013
% Changefrom Jan-Oct
2012
1 Soy Meal Futures, DCE 231,760,080 -14.1%2 Rapeseed Meal Futures, ZCE* 120,696,273 N/A3 Soy Oil Futures, DCE 78,039,979 47.3%4 Palm Oil Futures, DCE 63,143,748 131.7%5 White Sugar Futures, ZCE 62,237,606 -49.8%6 Rubber Futures, SHFE 60,978,886 -5.9%7 Corn Futures, DCE 53,588,399 -15.5%8 Soybean Futures, CBOT 39,264,901 -13.0%9 Sugar #11 Futures, ICE Futures U.S. 26,641,052 10.7%
10 Wheat Futures, CBOT 21,297,769 -8.1%11 Corn Options, CBOT 20,485,654 -12.2%12 Soybean Oil Futures, CBOT 19,649,979 -13.7%13 Soybean Meal Futures, CBOT 16,721,875 7.8%14 Soybean Options, CBOT 12,936,479 -19.3%15 Corn Futures, DCE 11,725,983 -66.0%16 Live Cattle Futures, CME 10,719,926 -10.1%17 Lean Hogs Futures, CME 9,780,480 -0.7%18 No. 1 Soybean Futures, DCE 9,773,973 -71.2%19 Cotton No. 1 Futures, ZCE 6,950,789 -64.0%
20 Crude Palm Oil (FCPO) Futures, MDEX 6,702,990 10.6%
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Metals
Rank Contract Jan-Oct 2013
% Changefrom Jan-Oct
2012
1 Steel Rebar Futures, SHFE 259,575,459 97.3%2 Silver Futures, SHFE* 128,511,774 746.0%3 Copper Futures, SHFE 56,454,771 11.2%
4 High Grade Primary Aluminum Futures, LME 53,414,442 8.7%
5 SPDR Gold Shares ETF Options** 43,915,389 -2.7%6 Comex Gold Futures, Nymex 40,939,803 11.0%7 Copper Grade A Futures, LME 34,325,072 -31.2%8 Silver MIC Futures, MCX 30,218,205 -10.3%9 iShares Silver Trust ETF Options ** 26,836,664 1.5%
10 Special High Grade Zinc Futures, LME 24,752,302 -39.7%
11 Silver M Futures, MCX 18,629,200 -35.5%12 Copper Futures, MCX 18,503,082 -42.6%13 Gold Petal Futures, MCX 17,886,956 215.3%14 Gold Futures, SHFE 15,899,395 -20.0%15 Gold M Futures, MCX 14,820,921 6.7%16 Comex Copper Futures, Nymex 14,763,463 4010.3%17 Gold Futures, Moscow Exchange 13,410,244 98.7%18 Comex Silver Futures, Nymex 12,347,614 11.5%19 Copper Mini Futures, MCX 11,326,786 -27.9%20 Gold Futures, Tocom 11,092,124 15.5%
*Began Trading in May 2012**Traded on multiple U.S. options exchanges
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Foreign Exchange
Rank Contract Jan-Oct 2013
% Changefrom Jan-Oct
2012
1 U.S. Dollar/Indian Rupee Futures, NSE India 524,253,904 3.5%
2 U.S. Dollar/Indian Rupee Futures, MCX-SX 472,089,427 1.6%
3 U.S. Dollar/Russian Ruble Futures, Moscow Exchange 315,897,336 3.9%
4 U.S. Dollar/Indian Rupee Options, NSE India 240,085,504 27.8%
5 U.S. Dollar Futures, BM&F 71,606,094 0.2%
6 Euro/U.S. Dollar Futures, Moscow Exchange 59,667,348 119.6%
7 Euro FX Futures, CME 53,256,940 -7.7%8 U.S. Dollar Futures, Korea Exchange 44,952,809 -2.4%9 U.S. Dollar Futures, Rofex 41,251,870 -5.7%
10 Japanese Yen Futures, CME 37,501,908 100.6%
11 U.S. Dollar/Indian Rupee Futures, USE 25,734,767 6643.2%
12 British Pound Futures, CME 25,127,374 13.8%13 Australian Dollar Futures, CME 22,803,557 -19.5%
14 U.S. Dollar/Japanese Yen Futures TFX 18,147,255 137.9%
15 Canadian Dollar Futures, CME 14,986,648 -24.3%
16 Euro/Indian Rupee Futures, NSE India 14,746,405 251.1%
17 U.S. Dollar/Rand Futures, JSE 13,281,726 96.4%18 Euro/Indian Rupee Futures, MCX-SX 13,139,693 56.6%
19 U.S. Dollar/Indian Rupee Futures, USE 11,290,976 229.8%
20 Mexican Peso/U.S. Dollar Futures, Mexder 11,000,009 33.8%
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Front-End Trading Applications
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CQG Trader Download&Install Real-timestreaming No Yes Yes IndividualTrader
CTS T4 Download&Install,&Web&Mobilebased
Real-timestreaming
Yes(addi-tionalcharge) Yes Yes Professionalor
IndividualTrader
NinjaTrader Download&Install Real-timestreaming Yes Yes No,butoffered
throughTT IndividualTrader
OptionsCity Metro Download&Install Real-timestreaming No Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
Orc Trader Download&Install Real-timestreaming
SomeIntra-day Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
Orc Liquidator Download&Install Real-timestreaming
SomeIntra-day Yes Yes AlgorithmicTrader
ProOpticus Download&Install Real-timestreaming No Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
RTS Realtime Systems RTD Download&Install Real-time
streaming Yes Yes YesMarketMakers,HedgeFunds,IBs,CTAs,
InvestmentBanks,Bro-kers,IndividualTraders
RTS Realtime Systems RTD Tango Download&Install Real-time
streaming Yes Yes Yes AlgorithmicTrader
Stellar Trading Systems Download&Install Real-timestreaming Yes Yes Yes ProfessionalorIndi-
vidualTrader
Sungard GL WIN Download&Install&Webbased
Real-timestreaming Yes Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
Trading Technologies X_Trader Download&Install Real-time
streaming Yes Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
Trading Technologies X_Trader Pro Download&Install Real-time
streaming Yes Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
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TRADING APPLICATION TYPE QUOTES CHARTS MARKET DEPTH
RISK MANAGEMENT TRADER TYPE
CQG Integrated Client Download&Install Real-timestreaming Yes Yes Yes Professionalor
IndividualTrader
CQG Trader Download&Install Real-timestreaming No Yes Yes IndividualTrader
CTS T4 Download&Install,&Web&Mobilebased
Real-timestreaming
Yes(addi-tionalcharge) Yes Yes Professionalor
IndividualTrader
NinjaTrader Download&Install Real-timestreaming Yes Yes No,butoffered
throughTT IndividualTrader
OptionsCity Metro Download&Install Real-timestreaming No Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
Orc Trader Download&Install Real-timestreaming
SomeIntra-day Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
Orc Liquidator Download&Install Real-timestreaming
SomeIntra-day Yes Yes AlgorithmicTrader
ProOpticus Download&Install Real-timestreaming No Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
RTS Realtime Systems RTD Download&Install Real-time
streaming Yes Yes YesMarketMakers,HedgeFunds,IBs,CTAs,
InvestmentBanks,Bro-kers,IndividualTraders
RTS Realtime Systems RTD Tango Download&Install Real-time
streaming Yes Yes Yes AlgorithmicTrader
Stellar Trading Systems Download&Install Real-timestreaming Yes Yes Yes ProfessionalorIndi-
vidualTrader
Sungard GL WIN Download&Install&Webbased
Real-timestreaming Yes Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
Trading Technologies X_Trader Download&Install Real-time
streaming Yes Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
Trading Technologies X_Trader Pro Download&Install Real-time
streaming Yes Yes Yes ProfessionalTrader
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CQG(IntegratedClientandTrader)
For30years,CQG,Inc.hasbeentheindustryleaderforfast,accurate,andreliablemarketdataandunrivaledgraphicalanalysis.Today,CQGisoneoftheindustry’shighest-performingsolutionsforintegratedtraderouting,globalmarketdata,andadvancedtechnicalanalysis.CQGprovidesDirectMarketAccesstomorethanfortyexchangesthroughitsglobalnetworkofcolocatedHostedExchangeGateways.CQG’sserver-sideordermanagementtoolsforspreading,marketaggregation,andsmarticebergordersareunsurpassedforspeedandease-of-use.CQG’smarketdatafeedconsolidatesoverahundredsources,includingexchangesworldwideforfutures,options,fixedincome,foreignexchange,andequitiesaswellasdataondebtsecurities,industryreports,andfinancialindices.
CQGoffersthefollowingintegratedtradingsolutionswiththespeedandsupporttradershavecometorelyon:•CQGIntegratedClientcombineselectronictradingtools,globalmarketdata,andadvancedanalyticsinoneapplication.•CQGSpreaderofferssophisticatedordermanagementandultra-low-latencytradeexecutionfortradingmulti-legged,intermarket,andintramarketspreadsacrossaccountsandassetclasses.•CQGQTraderofferspowerfultradingtoolsandtechnicalanalysisfeaturestotradeandmonitorthemarkets.•CQGTraderistheperfectexecutionplatformfortraderswhodonotrequiretechnicalanalysistools.
EXCHANGESCQGprovidestraderoutingtoASX,BGC,BM&FBOVESPA,CBOE,CBOT,CCFE,CME,COMEX,DME,ELX,Eurex,ECX,EEX,FXall,GLOBEX,HKEX,ICAPBrokerTec,ICEFuturesCanada,ICEFuturesEurope,ICEFuturesU.S.,KCBT,KRX,LME,MexDer,MGEX,MCeX,Montreal,NordPool,NYSEEuronextLiffe,OneChicago,OSE,RTS,SGX,TOCOM,TFX,TurkDEX,andTSEwithadditionalexchangesaddedregularly.
ELECTRONICTRADEROUTING•High-speednetworkofdistributedexchangegateways•Depth-of-marketviewsonpriceladdersandtradingdirectlyfromthechartsandquotepages•Comprehensivepre-traderiskmanagement•CQGHostedExchangeGateways,andasecure,low-latency
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•orderroutingserviceareinstalledandmaintainedforourpartnerclearingfirms•SmartOrders,bothexchange-supportedandsyntheticorders,withuniquefeaturesdesignedtoaidthetraderforbetterorderandtrademanagement
ORDERROUTINGTOOLS•Multi-legged,intermarket,intramarketandexchange-tradedspreadscanbetraded,managed,andcreated•Fixed-incomeproductsbasedonthatproduct’syieldcanbetradedorspreadtrading•Twodepth-of-marketorderbookviewsoftheelectronicexchanges•Chartsincludeatraderoutinginterfaceandordermanagementwindow•Spreadsheettrading,withmorethantwohundredmarketdataelementsavailable,includesorderroutingfunctionality•Syntheticandexchange-tradedspreadstradingfromtwocustomizablespreadmatrixstylequotedisplays•Oneorderroutinginterfaceminimizesuseofscreenrealestate•CQGandcustomstudyvaluesaswellasconditionalertscanbedisplayedontheDOMTrader®
CQGSMARTORDERSCQGsupportsbothexchange-supportedandsyntheticorders.EachSmartOrderhasuniquefeaturesdesignedtoaidthetraderforbetterorderandtrademanagement.SmartOrdersinclude:• DOM-triggeredstop/stoplimits• Trailinglimits,stops,stoplimits• Bracketandorder-cancels-order• Algorithmicorders,includingicebergordersandoffsetstoplimits• Study-followingorders• Condition-followingordersandalerttrading• Funari
CONSOLIDATEDMARKETDATA•High-speed,real-timeandhistoricalmarketdatafrommorethanonehundredglobalsources•Foreignexchange,fixedincome,energy,derivatives,equities,singlestockfutures,andOTCmarkets•Eightdifferentstylesofquotedisplays•Cost-effective,scalablemarketdatamanagementanddelivery•DedicateddataqualitystaffacrosstheglobecoveringtheUS,Europe,andAsia•Sophisticatedsymbolsearch
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DECISION-MAKINGTOOLS•State-of-the-artchartingandanalytics•SixteenchartstylesincludingCQG’sexclusiveTFlow®•Morethanonehundredbasicandcustomstudies•Customformulabuilder•Sixtypesofalertswithautomatedorderrouting•Powerfultradesystemdesignandback-testingfeatures•Advancedoptionstrategyanalytics
NEWS•Computer-readablenews:keyUS,European,andCanadianeconomicreleases•ComprehensiveDowJonesNews,MarketNewsInternational,NeedtoKnowNews,HightowerNews,LaSalleStreetNews,andInformaGlobalMarketscoverage•Innovativedisplay,search,andfiltering•Securedeliveryofproprietarycustomerfeeds•Integrationofnewstocharts•Offeredasalibrary(inyourownapplicationorstandalone)
CQGSPREADERTheCQGSpreaderisatoolforspreadtradersneedingsophisticatedordermanagementandultralow-latencytradeexecution.TheCQGSpreaderallowstraderstoeasilycreate,trade,andmanagemulti-legged,intermarket,intramarket,andcross-exchangespreadsandeffectivelymanageincompleteorders.Traderscanmanagespreadsacrossaccountsandassetclasses.
TheCQGSpreaderCore(colocatedserversattheexchanges)usesproprietaryalgorithmicrulestomanageworkinglegsofthespread.Bid/askqueuesperlegintheexchange’sorderbookaremonitoredbythespreadserversforliquidity.Thecloseproximityofthecoretotheexchangeserversallowsmodificationandexecutionofsecondlegstooccurinlessthanamillisecond.
CQGSpreaderfunctionalityincludes:•Settingupspreadswithuptofortylegsandactivelyquotinguptotenlegs•Configuringlegratios,scale,ordermanagement,andleggingrisk•Prioritizinglegplacement•EasilyidentifyingspreadsandtheirlegswithDOMTrader®andordercolor-coding•Managingcross-accountspreadtrading
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DECISION-MAKINGTOOLS•State-of-the-artchartingandanalytics•SixteenchartstylesincludingCQG’sexclusiveTFlow®•Morethanonehundredbasicandcustomstudies•Customformulabuilder•Sixtypesofalertswithautomatedorderrouting•Powerfultradesystemdesignandback-testingfeatures•Advancedoptionstrategyanalytics
NEWS•Computer-readablenews:keyUS,European,andCanadianeconomicreleases•ComprehensiveDowJonesNews,MarketNewsInternational,NeedtoKnowNews,HightowerNews,LaSalleStreetNews,andInformaGlobalMarketscoverage•Innovativedisplay,search,andfiltering•Securedeliveryofproprietarycustomerfeeds•Integrationofnewstocharts•Offeredasalibrary(inyourownapplicationorstandalone)
CQGSPREADERTheCQGSpreaderisatoolforspreadtradersneedingsophisticatedordermanagementandultralow-latencytradeexecution.TheCQGSpreaderallowstraderstoeasilycreate,trade,andmanagemulti-legged,intermarket,intramarket,andcross-exchangespreadsandeffectivelymanageincompleteorders.Traderscanmanagespreadsacrossaccountsandassetclasses.
TheCQGSpreaderCore(colocatedserversattheexchanges)usesproprietaryalgorithmicrulestomanageworkinglegsofthespread.Bid/askqueuesperlegintheexchange’sorderbookaremonitoredbythespreadserversforliquidity.Thecloseproximityofthecoretotheexchangeserversallowsmodificationandexecutionofsecondlegstooccurinlessthanamillisecond.
CQGSpreaderfunctionalityincludes:•Settingupspreadswithuptofortylegsandactivelyquotinguptotenlegs•Configuringlegratios,scale,ordermanagement,andleggingrisk•Prioritizinglegplacement•EasilyidentifyingspreadsandtheirlegswithDOMTrader®andordercolor-coding•Managingcross-accountspreadtrading
CQGAPICQG’sAPIsoffersolutionsforcustomersneedingthemostreliabledata,advancedanalytics,andultra-lowlatencytrading.OurAPIsolutionsallowyoutoseamlesslydelivermarketdata,analytics,andorderroutingtoexternalapplications.Forlatency-criticalapplications,theproximityofCQG’sglobalnetworkofexchangedatacentersgetsyouasclosetothemarketsaspossible.
TheCQGDataAPImakesitpossibleforyoutoseamlesslydeliverCQG’smarketdataandanalyticstoexternalapplications.CQGofferstheoptionofbothreal-timeandhistoricaldataforcustomersviatheAPIsolution.TheCQGDataAPIisbasedonCOMservertechnology.Anylanguagethatsupportsautomationtechnologymaybeusedfordevelopment.CQGprovidessamplesofhowtousetheAPIforMicrosoftExcelVBA,VisualBasic,C#,C++,andMATLAB.TheCQGTradingAPIallowsyoutoaccesstheCQGHostedExchangeGatewaysfororderroutingfromexternalapplications.
REAL-TIMEDATATheCQGDataAPIgivesyouaccessto:•Instrumentreferencemetadata/contractspecifications•Lasttradeandcurrentbestbid/offerdatawithvolumes•Depth-of-market(DOM)datawithvolumes•TheCQGDataAPIsupportsreal-timeanddelayedmarketdatafromexchanges.
HISTORICALDATAComprehensivetradeandbestbid/offertickdatamayberetrievedattheendofthedaytovalidatetickdatabaseintegrity.Inaddition,theCQGDataAPIgivesyouaccesstoconsolidated(aggregated)dataindifferenttypesofbarconfigurations,suchasregulartimed,constantvolume,pointandfigure,andTFlowbars.Ourhistoricaldataincludesaccesstoourembeddedanalytics.
ANALYTICSIndustry-leadinganalyticsavailableviatheCQGDataAPIinclude:•Cannedstudiesandfunctions•Customstudiesandformulas•Syntheticinstruments•Tradesystemvalues
TRADINGTheCQGTradingAPIcanbeusedfor:•Tradeexecution(manualandautomatic)•Trademonitoring
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CunninghamTradingSystems(CTS)
T4isaprofessionalfront-endsoftwaretradingplatformthatofferstheprofessionaltradertheabilitytotradewithease,satisfaction,andtotalflexibility.T4wasdesignedtoincluderich,easy-to-usefront-endfunctionality,alongwithmaximumspeed,customizationcapabilities,andaback-endthatoffersthetraderextremereliability.
FLEXIBILITYANDFUNCTIONALITYT4offersallthestandardfunctionalityanyprofessionaltraderneeds,alongwithmanyenhancedfeatures.Thesystemoffers:
•Afullycustomizablescreenlayoutwhichallowsyoutomodifyfonts,colors,andcolumnswithease.•Simplifiedorderbookandaccountviews.•Real-timequotes•Chartswithmorethan30studiesandindicators,amarketprofileandnews•Connectivitytomanyoftheworld’slargestexchangesatONEcost,meaningyoudon’tgetchargedforeachadditionalexchangeyoutrade•Real-timeprofitandlossandpositionupdates•ApositionandP&Lrolloverfeature•One-clickordersubmission•Keyboardordersubmission•DDEfunctionalityforallcontracts•Multipleorderbooksincludingaglobalorderbook,whichallowsyoutoviewtheentiresession’sactivityononescreen•Anexpansivelistofordertypes,includingMarketOrders,Limits,Stops,Stop-Limits,TrailingStops,MITs,andGTCs,OCOs,andAutoOCOs•Advancedordertypeslikemarketmodeactivation,timeactivation,andpriceactivation•Clearingoutofyourorderbookandpositionsaccordingtotheexchangesessionhours–Thisallowsthetradertoonlyviewordersandpositionsfromthecurrentsession•Personal,24-hoursupport•ThestabilityofCTS’sthreerobust,fullyredundantdatacentersthatwillfurnishfast,reliablemarketconnectivitytothoseexchanges
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•Thebenefitofthreefrontendsatonecost.TheT4frontendprovidestheprofessionaltraderwithplentyoftoolstotradeprofessionally.Inaddition,youalsogetaccesstotheT4WebTrader,whichisabrowser-basedfrontend.TheWebtraderisa“Lite”versionoftheT4professionaltradingsystem,andcanbeusedeitherbyprofessionaltraderstoviewtradesfromanyinternetconnection,orbylessactivetraderswhodon’trequireuseofaprofessionaltradingfrontend.ThethirdisT4Mobile,whichisavailableontheiPhone,iTouch,iPad,Palm-PreandanyGooglephone•Advancedwebtoolsthatallowyoutoviewyourpastorderbooksandotheraccountinformationonline
ACCESSIBILITYWithT4,youcantradefromanywhere.Whetheryouareathome,inyouroffice,orontheroad,whenyoutradewithT4allyouneedisaccesstotheinternetandacomputer,andyouarereadytotrade.T4canbehard-wiredtoyourfirm’snetworkorcaneasilybeusedathomeviayourhomeinternetconnection.
TradeallCME,CBOToutrightOptionsincludingEquities,Financials,NYMEX,COMEX,KCBTandMGEX.
CUSTOMIZATIONCreateyourowncustomizedfunctionalityoryourownblackboxsystemusingT4’savailableopenAPI.FormoreAPIinformation,visithttp://www.ctsfutures.com/t4api.aspx
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NinjaTrader
NinjaTraderisahigh-performanceend-to-endtradingplatformforbothdiscretionaryandsystemtraders.
DISCRETIONARYTRADERSNinjaTraderwasspecificallydevelopedaroundyourneedsasanactivetraderandisrecognizedastheindustrybenchmarkfororderentryandtrademanagement.NinjaTraderexcelsintheareaoftrademanagementwithitsinnovativeAdvancedTradeManagement(ATM)technologywhichprotectsyouropenpositionsthroughpredefineduserstrategies.Theseeasy-to-createstrategiesfacilitatestoplossandprofittargetbrackets,trailingstops,auto-breakevenstops,andmuchmore.
SYSTEMANDAUTOMATEDTRADERSAsasystemstrader,thetoolsyouselectwillhaveadramaticimpactonyourabilitytoefficientlycreate,testanddeployautomatedstrategies.NinjaTrader’smodernarrayofstrategydevelopmenttoolsandprovenorderexecutioncapabilitiesprovideatrueend-to-endstrategydevelopmentplatformtohandleeverystepoftheautomationprocess.Developyourstrategyconcept,constructit,historicallybacktestandoptimize,testliveinsimulationandthendeploylivethroughyourAdvantageFuturesaccount.
NinjaTrader’smanypowerfulfeaturescanenhanceyourabilitytoeffectivelytradethemarkets:
SUPERDOMTheNinjaTraderSuperDOMisaprovensuccesswithtradersaroundtheglobe.Easilyplaceandmodifyorderswithasingleclickofyourmouseorsemi-automatetrademanagementwithexclusiveATMtechnology.•Quickorderentry,exit,andscalein/outbuttons•Singleclickorderentryandmodification•Highlyvisualorderandpositiondisplay•IntelligentbracketedOCOordersonentryandwhilescalinginoroutofaposition
CHART-BASEDORDERENTRYNinjaTraderallowsyoutoconductyourtechnicalanalysisandtradeinreal-timeusingthesameadvancedchartwindow.•Enter,modify,andcancelordersdirectlyinachart•Monitorpositionsize,averageentrypriceandreal-timeprofitandloss•UseATMstrategies
ADVANCEDTRADEMANAGEMENTFEATURESNinjaTrader’sAdvancedTradeManagement(ATM)capabilitiesgivethediscretionarytraderadramatictradingadvantagebyallowingthemtoimplementrulesandconditionsforcomprehensivesemi-automatedtrademanagementutilizingpredefinedstrategytemplates.Thesefeaturesinclude:
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•Automatedstoplossandprofittargetordersubmission•OCO(OnceCancelsOther)orderswithrelationalintelligence•Automaticbreakevenstoploss•Automatictrailingstops•Volume-basedsimulatedstoplossorders
ADVANCEDCHARTINGRegardlessofwhatmarketsyoutrade,whatstyleoftraderyouare,orifyourequirereal-timeoronlyend-of-dayanalytics,NinjaTraderchartsareextremelyflexible,customizableanduser-friendly,allowingyoutovisualizemarketdatainamannerthatisrightforyou.•Flexiblechartstyles,intervals,andcomprehensivevisualization•Newmulti-serieschartingletsyouchartandanalyzemultipletimeseriesandmultipleinstrumentsinasinglechartwindow•Morethan100customizabletechnicalindicatorsincluded•DevelopcustomindicatorsusingNinjaScriptTM•Tradedirectlywithinthecharts
MARKETANALYZERNinjaTrader’sMarketAnalyzerTMwindowisaturbo-chargedquotesheetwithmulti-instrument,real-timescanningandanalysiswithaccesstomorethan100pre-builtindicatorsanddatacolumns.•Customizableindicatorcolumns•Real-timerule-basedcolorcodingandalerting•Dynamicranking,sortingandfiltering
STRATEGYDEVELOPMENTANDBACKTESTINGDevelopyourstrategyconcept,constructit,historicallytestit,optimizeit,livesimulationtestitandthenlivedeployitthroughyouraccountatAdvantageFutures.Nowhereelsecanyoufindsuchacomprehensiveend-to-endsystemdevelopmentandautomationplatform.•Strategycreationfornon-programmers•StrategydevelopmentusingNinjaScript™•Highperformancebacktesting•Real-timesimulatedtesting•Real-timeorderhandlingandliveautomation
BECOMEANINJATRADEREXPERTTradingplatformsrequireknowledgeofhowtousetheminorderforyoutobenefitfromtheirfulladvantages.NinjaTraderunderstandsthis,andthereforeprovidesdailytrainingsessionsoneveryaspectofusingtheNinjaTraderapplicationtohelpyoumasterNinjaTraderasfastaspossibleandtoexpandyourproficiencywithit.Thesetrainingsessions,alongwithcomprehensivetextandvideotutorials,reviewproductfeaturesindetailandprovideinstructiontoguideyouthroughthem.
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OptionsCity
Asdevelopersoftheaward-winningMetroelectronictradingandmarket-makingplatform,Chicago-basedOptionsCitySoftwarehashelpedtradersmakemarketsandtradeontheworld’sleadingderivativemarketssince2006.OptionsCitycontinuestoinnovatewiththedevelopmentofFreeway,amulti-assettradingplatformdesignedtobuild,test,anddeployalgorithmswithmicro-secondexecution.Metro™andFreeway™arehighperformanceplatformsofferingpowerfulserver-sideexecutionandoverallminimumlatency.OptionsCityproductsarebuiltonpower,speedandreliabilitythattradersrequiretohavefullcontrolovertrading,safety,andriskmanagement.
OptionsCity’saward-winningMetro™platformisaserver-basedfrontendexecutionsystemforprofessionaloptionstraders.Traderscansetskewcurves,generatetheoreticalvalues,click-trade,auto-quote,useatargetfinder,auto-hedge,andmanagerisk.OptionsCityalsooffersanopenAPIfortraderstocustomizeMetroandtoinputandextractinformationtoandfromMetro.Metrowasnamed“Bestoptionstradingplatform”intheWallStreetLetter’s2012InstitutionalTradingAwards.
OptionsCityFreeway™isapowerfulmulti-assetserver-basedalgorithmicserver-basedtradingplatformdesignedforquickdevelopmentanddeploymentofcustomautomatedtradingstrategies.Thesecustomalgorithms,definedasJobswithinFreeway,arewritteninstandardJavaorScalacodeusingindustrystandardtoolsandastraight-forwardApplicationProgrammingInterface(API).Jobscanexecutetrades,dynamicallyreconfigurethemselvesbasedonchangingmarketconditions,andperformmarketanalysis,includinghistoricalcomparisonsandriskmonitoring.Basedonspeed,Freewayhasbrokenthe100micro-secondbarrierforround-tripexecutionandseamlesslyintegratescustomalgosfromtheOptionsCityAlgoStore.OPTIONSCITYMETRO™FEATURES&BENEFITSIntuitiveInterface–astreamlinedfeatureset,graphicaldisplayofinformation,andtheflexibilitytoconfiguretomeetdifferentneedsmakesMetro’sinterfaceeasy-to-use,intuitive,andcustomizable.
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DynamicQuotingEngine–Characterizedbyfastquoteconstructionandsubmission,acomprehensivesetofsafetyfeaturestoprotectagainstmarketrisk,proprietaryquotingalgorithms(optimizedforspeed)toreacttomarketconditions,andnon-scriptinglogictechnologyfortraderstoquicklyreacttomarketconditionsratherthanbelimitedbyscripts.
HighPerformance–Withoverallminimumlatencythroughoutthesystemandfastquoteconstructionandsubmission,Metroefficientlytriggersautomaticresponsestoopportunitiesinlightofpowerfulserver-sideprocessingandexecution.Additionally,theco-locationoftheservernexttotheexchangematchingengineensuresoptimumhighspeedperformance.
EasyIntegration–Achievedthroughopenarchitecture,integrationwithexistingsystemsiseasy;integrationwithproprietarysolutionssuchasproprietarypricingmodelsorexecutionalgorithmsprovidesjustonerouteofMetro’sadaptabletechnologywhichpermitstraderstofullyautomatetradingstrategiesandmaintainorderworkflow.
MitigatingRiskSubstantially–Earlydetectionandautomatedresponsestoextrememarketconditionsbasedondefinedthresholds,Metro’ssafetyfeaturesareinplacetoprotectandwarnfromhumanerror.ClearunderstandingandmanagementofriskallowforprofitabletradinginMetroandenhancestraders’communicationbyprovidingtheabilitytochat,sharesettings,andmonitortradingactivitieswithinteams.
OPTIONSCITYFREEWAY™FEATURES&BENEFITSIntuitiveInterface–aneasy-to-useinterfacetoquicklymonitor,deploy,andcontrolcustomJobswhilesimultaneouslyexecutinghundredsofJobs.ItallowstraderstoquicklyeditvariableswithinJobsanditcomprisesintegratedlogginganddatabasecapabilitieswiththeabilitytosearchforandfilterspecificeventsandtakeactionfromthelogs.
IntegratedDataVisualization-FreewayincludesextensivedatavisualizationcapabilitiesforbothinternalFreewayoperatingparametersandcustomdataprobes.Freewayfacilitatestheinteractionbetweenthehumandecision-making
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processandthehigh-speedautomatedalgorithmswithintheFreewayserverbyallowingbidirectionalsignalingbetweenexecutingJobsandthedashboard.
•SimulationandPlaybackTools-TraderscanselectwhichJobstheywouldliketorunontherecordedmarketdatawithinthesimulationenvironment.Theplaybacktoolallowstraderstorecordmarketdataandreplaysitatdifferentspeedstotestalgorithms.
•ComprehensiveDevelopmentEnvironment–FreewayprovidesacompletedevelopmentenvironmentwithasimpleyetpowerfulAPIforalgorithmdevelopmentusingJavaorScala,streamliningthedesign,development,test,anddeploycycle.
•TheAlgoStore™–aone-of-a-kindonlinealgorithmrepository,providingacutting-edgecollaborativeenvironmentandamarketforcreating,purchasing,anddownloadingalgorithms.ItincludesarichsetofalgorithmsavailableforFreewayusers,includingdeltaandgammahedging,opportunitydetection,quotingalgorithms,andauto-spreaders.Third-partyquantitativeanalystshavetheopportunitytowriteandsellalgorithmsorcomponentsofalgorithmstotradersaroundtheworld.
•IntegrationwithMetroandRiskManagementTools–FreewayfullyintegrateswithMetro’scentralizedserver-basedriskmanagementbyincorporatingtheriskassociatedwithFreewaytrades.Metrolaysoutriskacrossaspanofunderlyingpricesaswellasvarious“whatif”scenarios.
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ORCSoftware
Orcprovidesthetradingsolutionsformakingthebesttradingdecisionswithstronganalytics,unmatchedmarketaccess,powerfulautomatedtradingfunctionality,high-performancecross-assettradingcapabilities,ultra-lowlatencythroughput,andeffectiveriskmanagement.
Orcisusedbyleadingfinancialfirmsworldwide.Orctradingsolutionsprovidethecompetitiveedgetotradefromasingleplatform,onanylistedinstrument,acrossallassetclasseson100+markets.
Orcofferssolutionsforvarioustradingstylesincludingalgorithmictrading,arbitrage,spreadtrading,marketmaking,volatilitytrading,andriskmanagement.
OrcTradingforAlgorithmicTradinghelpstradersprofitfromshort-livedopportunitiesbydeployingandmodifyingstrategiesasdictatedbychangingmarketconditions.Successfultradingstrategiesareeasilyreplicatedanddeployedfromonemarkettoanotherhelpingfirmstakeadvantageofthelatestmarketopportunities.
OrcTradingforArbitrageisusedbymarketparticipantsinterestedintakingadvantageofassetpricedifferentialsinoneormoremarketsforstrategiesinvolvingexchangelistedinstruments.Themostpopularstrategiesincludefuturesspreading,ADRvs.stock,multi-listedstocks,indexfuturesvs.basket,statisticalarbitrage,andcashvs.futures.
OrcSpreader,akeyapplicationwithinOrcTradingforArbitrage,isanultra-lowlatency,high-performanceapplicationusedbyfuturesspreaders,pairstraders,andotherhigh-frequencyarbitrageursthatdemandfastandsmarttradinglogictoautomatetheirtradingandincreasetheirprofits.
OrcTradingforMarketMakinghelpsfirmsstayaheadinthecompetitivemarketmakingarena.Theneedtoreducelatencyandbeoneofthefirstinandoutofamarketisparamounttosuccess.Withthinningmargins,manyfirmsarealsolookingforwaystogrowtheirbusiness.OrcTradingforMarketMaking
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providesultra-lowlatencyliquiditymarketmakingmarketsworldwidetohelpmarketmakerssucceed.
OrcTradingforVolatilityTradingisincreasinglybeingcalledonbyfirmsinallmajorglobalmarketstoincreaseprofitsandprovideextensivereal-timepricing&riskanalytics,ordervalidation&limits,multi-marketliquidityaccessfortradingexchangelistedoptions(predominantlyequityoptionsandfixedincomeoptions)andhedgingwithcashandfutures.ProprietarytradingfirmsandbanktradingdesksareseekingtoprofitamidthemostunpredictableautomatedmarketclimatewitnessedandOrcTradingforVolatilityTradingdeliversthetoolsneededtocompete.
OrcTradingforRiskManagementgivestheworld’sleadingtradingfirmsandbanksthetoolstodelivertheirtradingriskinsightsonexchangetradedderivatives.Tradingfirmsmustbalancetheirriskinordertobeprofitable.Thekeythereforeissimple–ensureyourriskisunderstood,accessible,containedandmanaged,basedalwaysonreliabledataandsolidanalytics.
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ProOpticus
ProOpticusisprofessionalderivativessoftwareprovidinguserswithacomprehensiveandintegratedsolutionforoptionvaluation,tradeexecutionandriskmanagement.Ourcustomersincludeprofessionalindependentandproprietarytraders,leadinghedgefunds,fouroftheworld’slargestFCM’s,toptierinvestmentbanksandFortune500energycompanies.ProOpticuscanbecustomizedtofitthespecificneedsofawiderangeoffinancialindustryprofessionals.
VALUATION:ProOpticusoffersanabundantarrayofpricingmodelsandskewingmethodstodeliveroptionvaluesthatincorporateandmaximizethevariablesprescribedbytheuser.Optionvaluationisthebasisofaccurateandmeaningfulriskmeasurementandmanagement.
ProOpticuscurrentlyincludes:•21optionpricingmodelsfromfuturestoexotics•16skewingmethods•2methodsforcalculatingGreeks•Fixedvs.floatingvaluations•Volatilitypathmodeling•Optionstripcalculatorforpricingmultipleoptionmonths•DynamicDeltaSheetforreal-timeoptionvalues•Commodity-specificpricingtools•Interactiveanddynamicgraphicinterfaces•On-the-flypricingadjustments•PrintedandelectronicDeltaSheets
EXECUTION:ProOpticusoffersconnectivitytoCME,CBOE,ICEandISEelectronictradingplatforms.ProOpticususershavetheabilitytoexecutetradeselectronicallythroughtheeProTraderviewsand/ormanuallyinputtradesexecutedinthehybridmarketplace.ProOpticususerscan:•“Clicktrade”usingtheeProTraderDynamicDeltaSheet•Enableheatmapforvisualalertsofpossibletrades•Setaudiblealertsforpossibletradingopportunities
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•HedgeandtradeusingtheeProTraderunderlyingview•TradespreadsviatheeProTraderunderlyingspreadview
RISKMANAGEMENT:
InstitutionalCustomers(UniversalRiskManager)•User-definedbatch-basedriskmanagementsystem•Enterpriserisksystemfrommacrotomicrolevels•NLVandsecuritiesondepositanalysis•Real-timeintradaypricesfrommultipledatasources•Evaluateriskacrossallproductclassesandexchanges•Sortriskbyexchange,accountorproductgroup•Sortriskbydollarvalueoruser-definedparameters•Aggregatefirm-widepositions•Stressriskbyproduct,grouporexpiry•Asymmetricandsymmetricriskscenarios•Applystandarddeviation,percentageorfixedpricemoves•Applyfixedorpercentagevolatilityshocks•Publishtemplatestoallusers•Advancedmulti-layeredfiltering•CalculationandsummaryofpositionGreeks•Multiplereportingandevaluationprintouts•Riskslidereportingacrosspriceandtime
ElectronicTradingGroups(Real-TimeRiskManager)•Real-timepost-executionriskanalysis•Receivefillsdirectlyfromback-endhost•Receivepricesdirectlyfromexchanges•Evaluateriskacrossallproductclassesandexchanges•Sortriskbyexchange,accountorproductgroup•Sortriskbydollarvalueoruserdefinedparameters•Advancedmulti-layeredfiltering•CalculationandsummaryofpositionGreeks•Individualtradercommissionanalysis•Calculatesplitpercentagesforbackedtraders•Multipletabsandwindowsforgroupedtraders
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ProfessionalGroupandIndependentTraders(MarketMakers,HedgeFunds,CommercialandInstitutionalTraders)•CalculationanddisplayofGreeks•Positionandinventorymaintenance•Positionanalysisovervaryingprice&volatilityscenarios•Positionanalysisbycalendardate•Positionanalysisbytimebucket•Aggregatemultiplepositionsintoportfoliomanager•Abilitytonormalizerelatedinstruments•CalculationanddisplayofnormalizedGreeks•Inter-commodityandintra-commoditybetaweighting•Calculationanddisplayofbeta-weightedGreeks•Abilitytolinkvolatilitybetweenrelatedinstruments•CalculationofOEG,OEV,dDelta/dVol,dVega/dVol•Weightedvegacalculations•CalculationofSdevmoves•Disseminationofvolatilitysurfacestogrouptraders•Real-timeriskforelectronictrades•Commoditygroupingfunctionality•CalculationofTVpremiumandintrinsicvalue•Import/exportfeaturestointerfacewithbackoffice•11printableriskreportswithuserpreferences
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RTSRealtimeSystems
RTSRealtimeSystemsdelivershigh-performance,end-to-endtechnologyproductsandservicesacrossassetclassesandcontinentstoelitefinancialinstitutionsandcommoditytradinghouses.Thefirmisoneoftheworld’sleadingprovidersofultra-lowlatency,high-frequency,robustalgorithmictradingsolutions.RTShasofficesinAmsterdam,Chicago,Frankfurt,HongKong,London,Mumbai,NewYork,Pune,Shanghai,SingaporeandSydney.
RTSRealtimeSystemstradingsolutionsinclude:
RTDTANGO®Ultra-lowLatencyAlgorithmicTradingSolution
RTDTango®isacompleteplatformforcreatinganddeployingautomatedtradingsystems–Amulti-asset,multi-exchangesolutionwhichallowsyoutobuild,implement,monitorandmanagethousandsofstrategiesfromasingleapplication.
RTDTango®combinesprogramming,simulationandtradingenvironments,wheretradersgofromideas,toconceptandserver-sideexecutioninamatterofhours.
•NextgenerationRTDTango®enginewithreducedinternallatency•Completeevent-basedalgorithmictradingplatform•Singleenvironmentforalgodevelopment,testinganddeployment•Proprietaryprogramminglanguagewith250+built-infunctions•Livedatatestingwithrealisticsimulatedexecutions•Back-testingenginewithintegratedmarketdatacollectorforquicktime-to-market
RTDTANGOTRADER®CombinedAlgorithmicandClickTradingFront-end
RTDTangoTrader®combinesthebestofbreedfromclicktrading&algotradingintoonefront-end.
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•Off-the-shelfalgosandcannedstrategies•Advancedspreadingtechnology•Inter-marketspreadsacrossassetclasses•VerticaldartboardandSpreadMatrix•Comprehensivepre-traderiskcontrols•Integratedalgoorderbooktomanagetrades•Whitelabelandmulti-languagecapabilities
RTDTANGOQUANTTradingSolutionforComplexQuantitativeChallenges
Comprehensivesuiteoftoolstodesign,optimize,analyzeandexecutefullyautomatedtradingstrategies.•Solvecomplexquantitativetradingchallenges•Feature-richchartingenvironment•Flexibleanddetailedstrategymodelingconcepts•Back-testingofstrategies•Elaborateanalysistool•Fullyautomatedordermanagementandexecution
RTDTRADERSophisticatedLightweightJava-basedTradingFront-end•Managetradingworkflowswithvariouspredefinedviews•EasyinteractionandlinkingbetweenviewswithaDrag&Dropfeature•Optionalupgradetoincludealgotrading(RTDTangoTrader®)•Easydistributionoverinternet•Whitelabelandmulti-languagecapabilities
RTDREALTIMETRADINGDESKTOP(RTD)FunctionalityRichTradingFront-end•Engineeredtoprovideacompetitiveedge•Renownedforspeedandreliability•Automatedtradingtools•Market-makingengine•Optionspricingsystem•Accesstoalluserconfigurations,includingserver-basedriskengine
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StellarTradingSystems
StellarTradingSystemsprovidescutting-edgefutures,options,equitiesandtreasuriescapabilitiestoprofessionaltradersaroundtheworld.Havingout-performedcompetitorproductsandleadingtheindustrywithnewfunctionality,StellarandtheStellarspreadMachinehaveestablishedareputationforunrivaledperformanceandinnovation.
STELLARAcompletetradingsystemsolution,Stellarprovidesanintuitivefrontendwithcomprehensiveorderandriskmanagement,combinedwithindustry-leadingperformanceandcutting-edgetradingcapabilities.
TheStellarfrontendhasanemphasisonspeed,displayingmarketdataandroutingordersasfastaspossible.Unlikeothertradingsystems,theStellararchitectureplacesthecomplexitiesandworkloadofthetradingsystemontotheservers,freeingthefrontendtofocussolelyontraderinteraction.Stellarrespondsinstantly,eveninthebusiestofmarketconditions.
Uniquely,everyaspectofthefrontend,frompriceladdersandviewtoorderbookandspreadmatrix,isfullycustomizableallowingtraderstotailortheirscreenlayoutidenticaltothatoftheirexistingsystem.Thisminimizesthedisruptionandtimeoutofthemarketthatistraditionallyassociatedwithswitchingtoanewtradingsystem,whilstthetraderbenefitsfromenhancedperformance.
Functionhighlightsinclude:•Allstandardtradingscreens,includinggridview,priceladder,priceticker,andtimeandsales•Powerfulsyntheticordertypes,includingstops,icebergs,brackets,OCOs,andconditionalorders•StellarspreadMachineforunrivaledserver-basedspreadingfunctionalityandexecution•100%openStellarAPI,theperfecttoolforimplementingfastandpowerfulautomatedtradingsolutions•Server-basedsyntheticorderfunctionalityformaximumperformance•Multipleworkspacespertraderforquickswitchingtoalternatescreenlayouts
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•Fullaccountbasedpre-andpost-tradelimitchecking•FastExcelintegrationusingtheStellarRTDserver
STELLARSPREADMACHINETheStellarspreadMachineistheultimateserver-basedcross-marketcross-productspreadingtool.Ithasestablishedareputationforunrivaledperformanceandinnovation,out-performingcompetitorproductsandleadingtheindustrywithnewfunctionality.
ThespreadMachineautomaticallyworksinter-marketspreadsonthetrader’sbehalf,managinglegordersandbalancingthespreadasrequired.Complextradingstrategiescanbeimplemented,withthespreadMachinecapableofexecutingspreadswithmultiplelegs,anynumberofwhichmaybeworkinginthemarket.AllofStellar’spowerfulsyntheticordertypesarealsocompatiblewiththespreadMachinesuchasicebergsandbracketordertypesonspreads,providingunparalleledflexibilityandexecution.
Intoday’smarketsautomatedsystemsfrequentlycompetewithoneanother.Tobeeffective,automatedspreadexecutiondemandsexceptionalperformance.Uniquely,theStellarspreadMachineoperatesatthecoreofthetradingsystem–itisaserverbasedsystemdesignedfordeploymentwithinexchangecolocationfacilities.Thisallowsittobuilduponthehigh-performanceorderroutingenginewithintheStellararchitectureandrespondtomarketmovementasfastaspossible.ThespreadMachineharnessesthepowerofitsserverhardwarewhilstleavingthetrader’sworkstationfreetofocusonorderentryandpricedisplay,providingourtraderswiththebestpossiblestrategicadvantageintoday’smarkets.
QUANTUMSERVERTheQuantumServerisStellar’srevolutionaryserver-basedalgorithmicexecutionengine.QuantumServerfacilitatesblackboxtradingsystems,automatedstrategiesandsmartorders.Itutilizesthesamecutting-edgeandproventechnologiesemployedintheStellarspreadMachinetomaximizeperformance,scalabilityandintegration.
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HighlightsInclude:•Rapiddevelopmentofalgorithmictradingsystems•100%serversideexecution•Low-latency,highlyscalable,exceptionalperformance•IntegratedComplexEventProcessingengine•ComprehensiveBacktestingcapabilities•FullintegrationwithexistingStellarfrontend•SeamlessaccesstospreadMachineandallsyntheticorderfunctionality
STELLARTRADEMACHINEOneofthemostpowerfultoolsinautomatedtrading,Stellar’stradeMachinedeliversindustry-leadingorderentryandcontrolthroughExcel.ThetradeMachineprovidestraderswiththeabilitytoquicklyandeasilycreateautomatedtradingstrategieswithouttheneedforprogramming.TraderscanharnessthefullrangeofStellarfunctionality,includingtheStellarspreadMachineandallsyntheticordertypes,throughthetradeMachine.
REMOTETRADINGTradingawayfromtheprimaryofficelocationisanincreasinglycommonrequirement.TheStellarRemoteGatewayoffersconnectivitytoeithersatelliteofficesofhome/internetlocationswithoutanylossofperformanceorstability,ensuringacontinuedoptimaltradingenvironment.
STELLARAPIStellarisanopentradingsystem.BuiltintotheheartofthesystemisthepubliclyavailableStellarAPI,whichprovidesaccesstoallStellarfunctionalityandbusinessobjects,frompricecaptureandordersubmission,torisklimitsanduserpermissions.Itisa100%server-side,multi-threadedAPIavailableinC++oneitherLinuxorWindows.Theperfecttoolforimplementingfastandpowerfulautomatedtradingsolutions,suchasbackofficetradefeeds,integrationwithinternalorderroutingengines,orproprietaryblackboxtradingsystems.
CONNECTIVITYStellarprovidesfastandreliableconnectivitytotheworld’smajorderivativesandequitiesexchangesincludingEuronextLiffe,Eurex,CME,CBOT,NYMEX,COMEX,DME,BM&F,ICE,MEFF,MontrealMx,Chi-X,eSpeed,ELXandBrokerTec.
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SungardGLTrade
GGLWINisahigh-functioningfuturestradingplatform.TheGLWINworkstationisdesignedforcompleteorderlife-cyclemanagement,fromordersendingtoexecutionsupervisionandincludesfeaturessuchasreal-timeperformancemanagement,P&Landacompleterangeofmulti-marketdataandnewsfeeds.GLWINisGLTRADE’smulti-marketdatafeeddisplayandworld-classtradingstationforbothcashandderivativesmarkets.GLWINallowsacompletelifecyclemanagementfromordersendingtoexecutionsupervisionandmeasureofperformance.
Speed:Fastorder-sending,easymouse-and-keyboardtradingandefficientsystemarchitecture.
Accuracy:Globalorderbookonallinstrumentsandmarketsthroughonewindow,newswiresandreal-timechartinganalysis.
Control:Maintaincompleteviewofyourexecutionsthroughonesinglewindow.
Performance:Evaluateyourtradingactivityandreactinreal-timewithVWAPandP&Lcalculation.
Modularity:Fromsimpletradingstrategiestocomplexprogramtradingneeds,GLWINoffersafullrangeofadvancedtradingtoolsanddataoptions,availableinGLSTREAMbundles.
Reliability:GLTRADEhasbeenprovidingGLWINformorethan15years.Itisusedbymorethan1,000clientsonsome35,000screensworldwide––theguaranteeofasafeanddynamicinvestment.
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TradingTechnologies(TT)
AhighpercentageoftheelectronicvolumetradedonthefivelargestderivativesexchangesmovesthroughTradingTechnologiesX_TRADER®.AdvantageFuturessupportsthisapplicationthroughourmulti-milliondollarinvestmentintechnologyinfrastructureandmanagement.X_TRADERgivesprofessionalderivativestraderstheedgewithsuperiorspeed,stabilityandaccuracy.X_TRADER’sstandardfeaturesinclude:•Simultaneouslytrademultipleproductsandmultiplemarketsacrossassetclassesfromonefully-customizablescreeninrealtime•High-speedconnectionstodozensoftheleadingderivativesexchanges•Single-clicktradeexecutionandordercancellation•ImmediatereactiontomarketebbandflowwiththepatentedMDTrader®verticalmarketdepthdisplay•Fully-customizabledesktoptomatchpersonaltradingstylesandpreferences•Excelspreadsheetandanalyticslinks•Single-windowaccesstoviewworkingorders,fillsandmarketdepth•Averagepricehighlightingtoshowataglancewhetheropenpositionsareprofitablerelativetomarketconditions•Real-timefillandpositiondetailswitheasyaccessanddynamicaudittrail•Supportformarketorders,multiplecontractorders,calendarspreadsandinterproductspreadsplusspecializedordercontingenciessuchasGTC,FOK,IOCandstops•Marketmakerfunctionalitytomaketwo-sidedmarketsonanyinstrumentX_TRADERPro,TT’spremiumtradingsoftware,providesexpandedfunctionalityandfeaturesthatcanreallymakeadifferenceinhowyoutrade.X_TRADERPro’saddedbenefitsinclude:
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•Autospreader®:AutomaticallycreateandtrademultiplespreadssimultaneouslywithAutospreader.Thisautomatedordermanagementtooleasilydefinesandmanagesspreads,workingthelegsautomaticallytomatchyourdesiredspreadprice.Supportsmarketorders,limitorders,calendarandinter-productspreads.•Autospreader®StrategyEngine(Autospreader®SE):Thisserver-basedspreaderenhancestheperformanceofTT’straditionalclient-basedAutospreaderapplicationbycombiningthebenefitsofhigh-performanceproximity-basedcomputingwiththeflexibilityandeaseofuseofTT’sX_TRADERtradingscreen.•Autotrader™:Thispowerfulautomatedtradingtoolfeaturesmultiplelevelsofautomation,abuilt-informulaengine,MicrosoftExcel®integration,expansiveconfigurationpossibilitiesandstrategypricesbasedonthemarketortheoreticalvalues.•ConnectivitytoallTT-supportedmarkets:GetfullaccesstoallTT-connectedmarketsincludingAustralianStockExchange,BM&FBOVESPA,BrokerTec,CBOEFuturesExchange,ChicagoClimateFuturesExchange,ChicagoBoardofTrade,ChicagoMercantileExchange,DubaiMercantileExchange,Eurex,EuropeanClimateExchange,EuropeanEnergyExchange,FrankfurtStockExchange,GreenExchange,ICEFuturesCanada,ICEFuturesEurope,ICEOTC,ICEFuturesUS,KansasCityBoardofTrade,KoreaExchange,LondonMetalExchange,MEFF,MinneapolisGrainExchange,MontréalClimateExchange,MontréalExchange,NewYorkCommoditiesExchange,NewYorkMercantileExchange,NYSELiffe,NYSELiffeAmsterdam,NYSELiffeBrussels,NYSELiffeLisbon,NYSELiffeParis,NYSELiffeU.S.,SingaporeExchangeandTokyoCommodityExchange.Additionalexchangegatewaysarecomingsoon,includingOsakaSecuritiesExchange,TokyoFinancialExchangeandTokyoStockExchange.
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•Customandthird-partyapplications:EnhancethefunctionalityofX_TRADERProwithTT’sexpansivelibraryoffreeoff-the-shelfplug-inapplications,orcreateyourownproprietaryapplicationswiththeX_TRADERAPI.Youmayalsointegratethird-partyapplicationsdevelopedbymembersoftheTTConnectedPartnerProgramorusetheTTFIXAdaptertoconnectthird-partyorproprietarysystemstoTT’stradingplatform.TheX_TRADERplatformisusedbyFuturesCommissionMerchants(FCMs),proprietarytraders,internationalbanks,introducingbrokers,marketmakers,hedgefundmanagers,commoditytradingadvisors(CTAs),personalinvestorsandcorporationstotradeinmarketsacrosstheworld.ItsprovenversatilitymeansthereisnodoubtX_TRADERcanworkforyou.TradingTechnologies®,X_TRADER®,X_STUDY®,Autospreader®,andMDTrader®areregisteredtrademarksandTT™andAutotrader™aretrademarksofTradingTechnologiesInternational,Inc.
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Front-EndTradingApplicationAssistance
CQGSupport:720.904.2980 Main:800.525.1085http://www.cqg.com
Cunningham Trading Systems (CTS)Support:312.939.0164 http://www.ctsfutures.com
NinjaTradersupport@ninjatrader.com(emailsupportonly)http://www.ninjatrader.com
OptionsCitySupport:312.635.2710 Main:312.635.1750http://www.optionscity.com
ORC SoftwareSupport:312.327.8555 http://www.orc-group.com
ProOpticusSupport:312.650.7031 http://www.prime-analytics.com
RTS Realtime SystemsMain:312.630.9006 http://www.rtsgroup.net
Sungard GL TradeSupport:312.386.2408 Main:312.386.2400http://www.sungard.com/360trading
Trading Technologies (TT)Support:877.424.8844https://www.tradingtechnologies.com
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Education
Continuouseducationisakeyelementforsuccessfultrading.Educationalmaterialsareavailablethroughmanyexchanges,futuresassociationsandorganizations.Belowisalistofonlineresourcestohelpyougaingreaterinsightintothefuturesindustry.
REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONSCFTCEducationCenterhttp://www.cftc.gov/consumerprotection/educationcenter/index.htm
NFAPublicationLibrary:FuturesTradingGlossaryofTermshttps://www.nfa.futures.org/nfa-investor-information/publication-library/opportunity-and-risk-glossary.pdf
Opportunity&Risk:AnEducationalGuidetoTradingFutures&OptionsonFutureshttp://www.nfa.futures.org/NFA-investor-information/publication-library/opportunity-and-risk.HTML
Opportunity&Risk:AnEducationalGuidetoTradingFutureshttp://www.nfa.futures.org/nfa-investor-information/publication-library/opportunity-and-risk-entire.pdf
Opportunity&Risk:AnEducationalGuidetoTradingOptionsonFutureshttp://www.nfa.futures.org/NFA-investor-information/publication-library/opportunity-and-risk-options.pdf
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EXCHANGESCBOEEducationhttp://www.cboe.com/LearnCenter/default.aspx
CFEEducationhttp://www.cboe.com/LearnCenter/Default.aspx
CMEGroupEducationhttp://www.cmegroup.com/education/getting-started.html
CMEGroupGlobexReferenceGuidehttp://www.cmegroup.com/globex/files/GlobexRefGd.pdf
CMEGroupSubscriptionCenterhttp://www.cmegroup.com/newsletter/web2lead/web2sf-old.html
EurexEducation&NewsletterSubscriptionhttp://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/education
ICEKnowledgeCenter,TrainingCenterandWebinarshttps://www.theice.com//KnowledgeCenter.shtml
ICEPublicationshttp://ir.theice.com/publications.cfm
KCBTFAQhttp://www.kcbt.com/kcbt_faq.html
KCBTNewsletterSubscriptionhttp://www.kcbt.com/subscribe_1.asp
MGEXNewshttp://www.mgex.com/news.html
MGEXExchangeWebinarshttp://www.mgex.com/news.html
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MontrealExchangeVideoshttp://www.m-x.ca/video_en.php
MontrealExchangeGuides&Strategieshttp://www.m-x.ca/educ_guides_strat_en.php
MontrealExchangePublicationshttp://www.m-x.ca/publi_circulaires_en.php
NYSELiffeEducationhttps://globalderivatives.nyx.com/en/learning-center
NYSEEuronextNewsletterhttps://globalderivatives.nyx.com/en/news-multimedia
OTHER LINKSAdvantageFuturesSeminarCenterhttp://www.advantagefutures.com/Seminar_Center.html
MarketsWikihttp://www.marketswiki.com/mwiki/Main_Page
InsideFuturesEducationalResourceLinkshttp://www.insidefutures.com/education/
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Educational Seminars
AdvantageFutureshostsamonthlyeducationalSeminarSeriesforclients,prospectsandinterestedmembersoftheindustry.Speakersarecarefullyselectedfromindustryexpertsandknowledgeableprofessionals.Theseseminarsallowtraderstoexplorenewareasoftradingordelvedeeperintofamiliararenas.
Videosoftheseandotherpastseminarsareavailableonourwebsite,asisourscheduleofupcomingseminars.ThesecanbefoundattheSeminarCenterlocatedontheAdvantageFutureswebsite:http://advantagefutures.com/education/seminars-webinars/
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INSIDEADVANTGE Newsletter
TheAdvantageFuturesquarterlynewsletterprovidestopindustrynewsanddevelopments,aswellasAdvantageFuturesupdates,seminarrecapsandupcomingevents.ReceivethelatestnewsfromAdvantageFuturesandyourowncopyofINSIDEADVANTAGEbyregisteringforAdvantageNewsat:http://advantagefutures.com/news-events/advantagenewsletter/
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CONTACT INFORMATIONExchangeAssistance
CME GroupMainSwitchboard:312.930.1000,TollFree:866.716.7274CustomerSupport:312.930.2316,TollFree:800.331.3332Membership:312.435.3480Clearing:312.207.2525CMEGlobexAccountManagement:312.634.8700GlobexControlCenter:312.456.2391TradingFloorHelpDesk:312.435.7100http://www.cmegroup.com
EurexCustomerSupport/Main:312.544.1150Technical:312.544.1100Clearing:312.544.1250http://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)ICEHelpDesk:312.738.2101MarketSupervisionU.S.andCanada:212.748.3949ICEProductInformation-RussellIndexProducts:312.836.6712DollarIndexandFX:312.836.6720SoftCommodities:312.836.6736Energy:646.733.5014https://www.theice.com/homepage.jhtml
Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBOT)MainSwitchboard:816.753.7500,TollFree:800.821.5228http://www.kcbt.com
Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX)MainSwitchboard:612.321.7101,TollFree:800.827.4746Clearing:612.321.7145Membership:612.321.7158http://www.mgex.com
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Montreal ExchangeMainSwitchboard:514.871.2424,TollFree:800.361.5353http://www.m-x.ca/accueil_en.php
NYSE EuronextMainSwitchboard:212.656.3000https://europeanequities.nyx.com
NYSE Liffe U.S.MainSwitchboard:212.656.4300TradeInquiries:866.933.5032Clearing:866.592.2693PreciousMetalFutures:212.656.5745MSCIFutures:212.656.5128NYPCInquiries:212.855.5220https://globalderivatives.nyx.com
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