SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 23-004

Organization: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME”)

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

Please note - only ONE choice allowed.

Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 01/19/23 Filing Description: Expansion of the Listing Schedule 

of the Week 3 Weekly Options on Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures and Micro E-mini 

Nasdaq-100 Index Futures Contracts

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Please note only ONE choice allowed per Submission.

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:

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

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: See filing.

Rule Numbers: See filing.
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Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

January 19, 2023

VIA ELECTRONIC PORTAL

Mr. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: CFTC Regulation 40.6(a) Certification. Expansion of the Listing Schedule of the 

Week 3 Weekly Options on Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures and Micro E-mini 

Nasdaq-100 Index Futures Contracts.

CME Submission No. 23-004

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME” or “Exchange”) certifies to the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) the expansion of the listing schedule of the Week 3 Weekly Options 

on Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures and Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Index Futures contracts (the 

“Contracts”) for trading on the CME Globex electronic trading platform (“CME Globex”) and for submission 

of clearing via CME ClearPort effective Sunday, February 12, 2023 for trade date Monday, February 13, 

2023, as more specifically described in the table below (the “Rule Amendments”). 

Contract Title Rulebook 

Chapter

CME Globex

and

CME ClearPort 

Code

Current Listing 

Schedule

Expanded Listing 

Schedule

Weekly Options on Micro Emini Standard and Poor’s 500 

Stock Price Index Futures -

Week 3 (European-Style)

353A EX3

2 weekly 

contracts 

(excluding 

quarterly months) 

6 consecutive

weekly contracts 

(including 

quarterly months)

Weekly Options on Micro Emini Nasdaq-100 Index 

Futures - Week 3 (EuropeanStyle)

361A MQ3

2 weekly 

contracts 

(excluding 

quarterly months) 

3 consecutive

weekly contracts 

(including

quarterly months)

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

the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA” or “Act”) and identified that the Rule Amendments may have some 

bearing on the following Core Principles: 

Availability of General Information: The Exchange will release a Special Executive Report 

(“SER”) regarding these amendments. The SER will also be posted on the CME Group website.

Daily Publication of Trading Information: CME will continue to publish contract trading volumes, 

open interest levels, and price information daily on its website and through quote vendors for the 

Contracts.
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Prevention of Market Disruption: Trading in the Contracts will continue to be subject to the rules 

of the Exchange, which include prohibitions on manipulation, price distortion, and disruption to the 

cash settlement process.

Compliance with Rules: The Exchange will continue its normal practice to establish, monitor, and 

enforce compliance with the rules of the Contracts, including the expansion of the listing schedule 

of the Contracts. 

Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the Act and CFTC Regulation 40.6(a), the Exchange hereby certifies that the 

Rule Amendments comply with the Act, including regulations under the Act. There were no substantive 

opposing views to the proposal. 

The Exchange certifies that this submission has been concurrently posted on the CME Group website at 

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

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact the undersigned at (212) 299-2200 

or via e-mail at CMEGSubmissionInquiry@cmegroup.com.

Sincerely,

/s/ Christopher Bowen

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel