Chicago Board of Trade Applies for Designation as Contract Market for Inflation Index Futures and Options on U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds

Summary

The Chicago Board of Trade has submitted a request to the Commission for designation as a contract market for futures and options on medium term inflation index U.S. Treasury notes and inflation index U.S. Treasury bonds, following a review by the Acting Director of the Division of Economic Analysis, who deemed the publication of proposals for comment to be in the public interest and consistent with the Commodity Exchange Act.