Futures Trading Levels and Economic Reports for April 11, 2013

Daily Price Limit Methodology Now Effective 
Implemented Monday, April 8, 2013

Changes to the daily price limit methodology for CME and CBOT equity index futures went into effect Monday, April 8, 2013, in coordination with rollout of Market Wide Circuit Breaker changes in the underlying cash equity market. These changes were deferred from an earlier planned rollout date on February 4.

As previously announced, Market Wide Circuit Breakers, or trading halts, for cash equity markets are now determined by declines in the S&P 500 Index (vs. the Dow Jones Industrial Average). Trading halt levels are as follows:

In addition, we have coordinated the following changes to CME and CBOT stock index futures’ daily price limits methodology with the rule changes in the underlying markets:

• Implementation of daily price limits on stock index futures contracts (switching from the quarterly price limits currently used)
• Application of daily price limits each day starting at 5:00 p.m. CT.
• Reference price for daily price limits for the next trade date based on the 3:00 p.m. CT futures price:
  • Width of the equity index futures price limit band is based on the underlying cash equity index closing value.
  • Daily stock index futures price limits are published on the CME Group website prior to the CME Globex open at 5:00 p.m. CT.

For more information, visit cmegroup.com/eqpricelimits

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