Petition for Exemptive Relief from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Summary

Hard Eight Futures, LLC has petitioned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for exemptive relief to allow U.S. eligible contract participants to trade foreign non-narrow-based security index futures contracts, subject to conditions including information sharing with the foreign exchange's regulator and a Memorandum of Understanding. The Commission must review the petition within ten business days to determine if the applicant meets the requirements.