Market regulation · 01/02/2000Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Merchant's Exchange of St. Louis, LLC Seeks Designation as Contract Market for Barge Rate Futures Contracts

The Merchant's Exchange of St. Louis, LLC has submitted an application to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for designation as a contract market for the automated trading of Illinois Waterway and St. Louis Harbor barge rate futures contracts on an electronic trading system, in conjunction with agreements with the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation and the National Futures Association.