SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 22-474

Organization: NEX SEF LIMITED ("NEX SEF")

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): October 28, 2022 Filing Description: Modifications to the NEX 

SEF Fee Schedule for the Implementation of the EBS LatAm NDF SEF Connectivity 

Incentive Program & Termination of the African & Middle East NDF Market Maker 

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)

Rule Numbers: N/A

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

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Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

October 28, 2022

VIA ELECTRONIC PORTAL

Division of Market Oversight

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

RE: Modifications to the NEX SEF Fee Schedule for the Implementation of the EBS LatAm 

NDF SEF Connectivity Incentive Program & Termination of the African & Middle East 

NDF Market Maker Program

NEX SEF Submission No. 22-474

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and Section 40.6(a) of the regulations of the 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”), NEX SEF Limited (“NEX SEF”) hereby notifies 

the Commission of modifications to NEX SEF’s Fee Schedule to implement the EBS LatAm NDF SEF Connectivity 

Incentive Program and terminate the African & Middle East NDF Market Maker Program (collectively, the “Programs”).

These modifications will be effective on November 15, 2022.

The Programs are set forth in Appendix A, attached under separate cover, with additions underlined and deletions 

overstruck. A clean version of the Programs is set forth in Appendix B, attached under separate cover. A request for 

confidential treatment of the Programs is being simultaneously submitted to the Commission and a copy of that request 

for confidential treatment is included with this submission.

NEX SEF has reviewed the swap execution facility core principles (“Core Principles”) as set forth in the CEA and has 

determined that the Programs comply with the requirements of impartial access in Core Principle 2 and Commission 

Regulation 37.202 because all fees and any discounts will be applied in an impartial, fair, and non-discriminatory 

manner, and the Programs will be made transparent to all participants. In compliance with Core Principle 2 and 

Commission Regulation 37.200, the Programs do not incentivize manipulative trading or market abuse or impact NEX 

SEF’s ability to perform its trade practice and market surveillance obligations under the Act, and Market Regulation 

staff will continue to monitor trading to prevent manipulative trading and market abuse. The Programs also comply with 

the requirements for monitoring and trade processing in Core Principle 4 and Commission Regulation 37.401, and the 

recordkeeping and reporting requirements in Core Principle 10 and Commission Regulations 37.1000 and 37.1001. 

NEX SEF has implemented systems to track Program participants’ transactions to ensure proper fee discounts are 

applied.

NEX SEF certifies that the Programs comply with the requirements of the CEA and the rules and regulations 

promulgated thereunder. There were no substantive opposing views to this proposal. 

NEX SEF certifies that this submission has been concurrently posted on its website at 

http://www.cmegroup.com/market-regulation/rule-filings.html.
300 Vesey Street New York, NY 10282 T 212 299 2200 F 212 301 4645 christopher.bowen@cmegroup.com cmegroup.com

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

CMEGSubmissionInquiry@cmegroup.com.

Sincerely,

/s/ Christopher Bowen

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel 

Attachments: Appendix A – Programs (blacklined) (Confidential Treatment Requested) (attached under separate 

cover)

Appendix B – Programs (clean) (Confidential Treatment Requested) (attached under separate cover)
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APPENDIX A

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED

(ATTACHED UNDER SEPARATE COVER)
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APPENDIX B

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED

(ATTACHED UNDER SEPARATE COVER)