SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 23-281

Organization: New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. ("NYMEX")

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): July 13, 2023 Filing Description: Modifications to the NYMEX 

Oil Options Liquidity Provider Program

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Organization Rules and Rule Amendments

Certification § 40.6(a)

Approval § 40.5(a)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Advance Notice of SIDCO Rule Change § 40.10(a)

SIDCO Emergency Rule Change § 40.10(h)

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New Product Please note only ONE product per Submission.

Certification § 40.2(a) 

Certification Security Futures § 41.23(a)

Certification Swap Class § 40.2(d)

Approval § 40.3(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.23(b)

Novel Derivative Product Notification § 40.12(a)

Swap Submission § 39.5

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Product Terms and Conditions (product related Rules and Rule Amendments)

Certification § 40.6(a) 

Certification Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.6(a)

Certification Security Futures § 41.24(a)

Delisting (No Open Interest) § 40.6(a) 

Approval § 40.5(a)

Approval Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.5(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.24(c)

Approval Amendments to enumerated agricultural products § 40.4(a), § 40.5(a)

“Non-Material Agricultural Rule Change” § 40.4(b)(5)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Official Name(s) of Product(s) Affected: 

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300 Vesey Street New York, NY 10282 T 212 299 2200 F 212 301 4645 christopher.bowen@cmegroup.com cmegroup.com

Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

July 13, 2023

VIA ELECTRONIC PORTAL

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick 

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

RE: Modifications to the NYMEX Oil Options Liquidity Provider Program

NYMEX Submission No. 23-281

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX” or “Exchange”) hereby notifies the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) of plans to modify the Oil Options Liquidity Provider Program (“Program”). 

The modifications to the Program will become effective on August 1, 2023.

Exhibit 1 sets forth the terms of the Program. Modifications appear below, with additions underlined and deletions 

overstruck.

The Exchange reviewed the designated contract market core principles (“Core Principles”) as set forth in the

Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). During the review, NYMEX staff identified the following Core Principles as 

potentially being impacted: Monitoring of Trading, Execution of Transactions, Protection of Market Participants, 

Compliance with Rules, Availability of General Information, and Recordkeeping.

The Program does not impact the Exchange’s ability to perform its trade practice and market surveillance obligations 

under the CEA. The Exchange’s market regulation staff will monitor trading in the Program’s products to prevent 

manipulative trading and market abuse. Additionally, the Exchange has implemented systems to track Program 

participants’ volume to ensure proper distribution of earned incentives. The products included in this Program are 

listed for trading in the open and competitive market. Participants in the Program will be selected by NYMEX staff 

using criteria as further stated in Exhibit 1. Chapter 4 of the NYMEX rules includes prohibitions against fraudulent, 

non-competitive, unfair or abusive practices. All participants must execute a contractual agreement with NYMEX in 

which each participant will expressly agree to comply with and be subject to, applicable regulations and NYMEX 

rules. The Program is subject to the Exchange’s record retention policies which comply with the CEA. 

NYMEX certifies that the Program complies with the CEA and the regulations thereunder. There were no substantive 

opposing views to this Program.

The Exchange certifies that this submission has been concurrently posted on the Exchange’s website at 

http://www.cmegroup.com/market-regulation/rule-filings.html.

If you require any additional information regarding this submission, please e-mail 

CMEGSubmissionInquiry@cmegroup.com or contact Rachel Johnson at 312-466-4393 or via e-mail at 

Rachel.Johnson@cmegroup.com. Please reference our NYMEX Submission No. 23-281 in any related 

correspondence.

Sincerely,

/s/ Christopher Bowen

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel 

Attachment: Exhibit 1
EXHIBIT 1

NYMEX Oil Options Liquidity Provider Program

Program Purpose 

The purpose of this Program is to promote electronic volume and open interest in crude and refined

options products. More liquid contracts on the central limit order book benefit all participants in the 

market.

Product Scope

All NYMEX crude and refined options products that are traded on Globex (“Products”).

Eligible Participants

There is no limit to the number of participants in the Program. Participants may be NYMEX members or 

non-members.

Program Term

Start date is July 1, 2018. End date is January 31, 2024.

Hours

RTH, ATH, and ETH.

Obligations

Participants must quote two-sided markets at predetermined average bid/ask spreads and minimum 

quote sizes, respond to requests for quotes (“RFQs”), in the applicable products and/or must meet certain 

volume thresholds in the applicable products in order to be eligible to receive the incentives.

Incentives

Upon meeting all obligations, as determined by the Exchange, participants will be eligible to receive 

predetermined incentives.

Monitoring and Termination of Status

The Exchange shall monitor trading activity and participants’ performance and shall retain the right to 

revoke participant status if it concludes from review that a participant has failed to meet its obligations or 

no longer meets the eligibility requirements of the Program.