Applications of the Chicago Board of Trade as a Contract Market in Futures and Options on the Following Four Yield Differentials: 5- Year/2-Year, 5-Year/3-Year, 10-Year/3-Year and 30-Year/3-Year.

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The Chicago Board of Trade (CBT or Exchange) has applied for designation as a contract market in U.S. Treasury yield curve spread futures and options on the following four yield differentials: 5-year/2-year, 5- year/3-year, 10-year/3-year and 30-year/3-year. The Acting Director of the Division of Economic Analysis (Division) of the Commission, acting pursuant to the authority delegated by Commission Regulation 140.96, has determined that publication of the proposals for comment is in the public interest, will assist the Commission in considering the views of interested persons, and is consistent with the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.