Application of Cantor Financial Futures Exchange as a Contract Market in US Treasury Bond, Ten-Year Note, Five-Year Note and Two-Year Note Futures Contracts

Samenvatting

The Cantor Financial Futures Exchange, Inc. (``CFFE'' or ``Exchange'') has applied for designation as a contract market for the computer-based trading of US Treasury bond, ten-year note, five-year note and two-year note futures contracts. CFFE has been formed pursuant to an agreement between the New York Cotton Exchange (``NYCE'') and CFFE, LLC (``Cantor'') which is wholly owned by Cantor Fitzgerald, LP. Under the agreement, CFFE trading would be conducted on the same trading system that another Cantor Fitzgerald, LP subsidiary, Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, LLC, currently operates as an interdealer-broker in the US Treasury securities market. CFFE's regulatory responsibilities would be handled by NYCE. CFFE has not previously been approved by the Commission as a contract market in any commodity. Accordingly, in addition to the terms and conditions of the proposed futures contracts, the Exchange has submitted to the Commission a proposed trade-matching algorithm; proposed rules pertaining to CFFE governance, disciplinary and arbitration procedures, trading standards and recordkeeping requirements; and various other materials to meet the requirements for a board of trade seeking ini