In the Matter of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Petition for Interpretation Pursuant to Section 1a(12)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act

Samenvatting

In response to a petition from the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX or Exchange) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission), pursuant to section 1a(12)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act), is issuing an order that deems, subject to certain conditions, Exchange floor brokers and floor traders who are registered with the Commission, when acting in a proprietary trading capacity, to be "eligible contract participants" as that term is defined in section 1a(12) of the Act. Accordingly, subject to certain conditions as set forth in the Commission's order, NYMEX floor brokers and floor traders (collectively referred to hereafter as floor members), when acting for their own accounts, are permitted to enter into certain specified over-the-counter (OTC) transactions in exempt commodities pursuant to section 2(h)(1) of the Act. In order to participate, the floor member must have its OTC trades guaranteed by, and cleared at NYMEX by, an Exchange clearing member that is registered with the Commission as a futures commission merchant (FCM) and that meets certain minimum working capital requirements. The order is effective for a two-year period.