SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 22-447

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

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 10/14/22 Filing Description: Amendments to the Listing Schedule 

for Freight Route Baltic to UK Continent (TC9) (Baltic) Futures and the Freight Route 

Baltic to UK Continent (TC9) (Baltic) Futures Contracts and the Temporary Suspension of 

Trading and Clearing of the Previously Listed Contract Months

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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: 

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

October 14, 2022

VIA ELECTRONIC PORTAL

Mr. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Future Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20581

Re: CFTC Regulation 40.6(a) Certification. Amendments to the Listing Schedule for 

Freight Route Baltic to UK Continent (TC9) (Baltic) Futures and the Freight Route 

Baltic to UK Continent (TC9) (Baltic) Futures Contracts and the Temporary 

Suspension of Trading and Clearing of the Previously Listed Contract Months.

NYMEX Submission No. 22-447

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX” or “Exchange”) is certifying to the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) amendments to the listing schedule for the Freight Route 

Baltic to UK Continent (TC9) (Baltic) Futures and the Freight Route Baltic to UK Continent (TC9) (Baltic) 

Futures contracts (the “Contracts”) such that the Exchange shall cease listing additional contract months

as noted in the table below effective on Monday, October 31, 2022.

The Baltic Exchange has advised of their intention to suspend the index for TC9. 

Contract Title Commodity 

Code

Rulebook 

Chapter Listing Schedule

Freight Route Baltic to UK Continent 

(TC9) (Baltic) Futures TC9 945

Monthly contracts listed for the 

current and the next 2 calendar 

years – currently though the 

December 2024 contract month

Freight Route Baltic to UK Continent 

(TC9) (Baltic) BALMO Futures T9B 881

Current month and the next 2 

consecutive months – currently 

through December 2022

As a result of market conditions and in an effort to maintain an orderly market, effective immediately, 

NYMEX will suspend trading and clearing of the Contracts until further notice (collectively, the “Rule 

Amendments”). There is no open interest in the Contracts.

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

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

bearing on the following Core Principles:

• Availability of General Information: The Exchange will make publicly available the details of the 

Rule Amendments by publishing a Special Executive Report (“SER”) to the marketplace. The SER 

will be available on CME Group’s website. 
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• Prevention of Market Disruption: Following the period of suspension, 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. 

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

Amendments comply with the Act, including all regulations under the Act. 

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. 

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

or e-mail CMEGSubmissionInquiry@cmegroup.com.

Sincerely,

/s/Christopher Bowen

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel