Chicago Mercantile Exchange Proposed Futures and Futures Options Contracts on Four Currency Cross-Rates

摘要

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME or Exchange) has applied for designation as a contract market in futures and options contracts in four currency cross-rates: the Deutsche Mark/French Franc, the Deutsche Mark/Italian Lira, the Deutsche Mark/Spanish Peseta, and the Deutsche Mark/Swedish Krona. The 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.