SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 22-522

Organization: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. ("CME")

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 12/21/22 Filing Description: Amendments to the Listing Schedule 

of the Russian Ruble/U.S. Dollar (RUB/USD) Futures Contract

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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: Russian Ruble/U.S. Dollar (RUB/USD) Futures

Rule Numbers: 260
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Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

December 21, 2022

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. Amendments to the Listing Schedule of the 

Russian Ruble/U.S. Dollar (RUB/USD) Futures Contract.

CME Submission No. 22-522

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

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

Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) amendments to reduce the listing schedule of the Russian 

Ruble/U.S. Dollar (RUB/USD) Futures contract (the “Contract”) for trading on the CME Globex electronic 

trading platform (“CME Globex”) and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort effective Sunday, 

January 22, 2023 for trade date Monday, January 23, 2023, as more specifically described in the table 

below.

Contract Title CME Globex /

CME ClearPort 

Code

CME Rulebook 

Chapter

Current Listing 

Schedule

Amended Listing 

Schedule

Russian 

Ruble/U.S. Dollar 

(RUB/USD) 

Futures

6R / RU 260 Monthly contacts 

listed for twelve 

(12) consecutive 

months and 

sixteen (16) 

quarterly contracts 

(Mar, Jun, Sep, 

Dec) 

Four (4) quarterly 

contracts (Mar, 

Jun, Sep, Dec)

As detailed in CME Submission No. 22-192, dated May 9, 2022, trading and clearing in certain contract 

months of the Russian Ruble/U.S. Dollar (RUB/USD) Futures contract was temporarily suspended. In 

conjunction with the amendments to the listing schedule, trading and clearing of the Contract for the revised 

listing schedule shall resume (collectively, the “Rule Amendments”). As a consequence, with effect from 

trade date Monday, January 23, 2023, the March 2023, June 2023, September 2023 and December 2023 

contract months will be available for trading and clearing.

The Rule Amendments are intended to provide a continuation of listing of the Russian Ruble/U.S. Dollar 

(RUB/USD) Futures. Trading and clearing in all Options on Russian Ruble/U.S. Dollar (RUB/USD) Futures

contracts shall remain suspended until further notice.
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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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: CME will issue a Special Executive Report (“SER”) to the

marketplace regarding the Rule Amendments. The SER will also be posted on the CME Group 

website. 

• Daily Publication of Trading Information: CME will continue to comply with this Core Principle 

by making public daily information on settlement prices, volume, open interest, and opening and 

closing ranges for the Contract which will be published daily on the Exchange’s website.

• Compliance with Rules: The Exchange shall continue its normal practice to establish, monitor, 

and enforce compliance with the rules of the Contract, including the amendment of the listing 

schedule of the Contract. 

• Execution of Transactions: The Exchange will continue its current practice of providing a 

competitive, open, and efficient market mechanism for executing transactions in the Contract.

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