95-7263. Applications of the Chicago Board of Trade as a Contract Market in Futures and Options on 30-Year/2-Year, 30-Year/5-Year, 30-Year/10- Year, 10-Year/2-Year, 10-Year/5-Year, and 5-Year/2-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Spreads

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15537-15538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7263]



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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Applications of the Chicago Board of Trade as a Contract Market 
in Futures and Options on 30-Year/2-Year, 30-Year/5-Year, 30-Year/10-
Year, 10-Year/2-Year, 10-Year/5-Year, and 5-Year/2-Year U.S. Treasury 
Yield Curve Spreads

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the terms and conditions of proposed 
commodity futures and option contracts.

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SUMMARY: The Chicago Board of Trade (CBT or Exchange) has applied for 
designation as a contract market in six Treasury yield curve spread 
futures and futures option contracts. The contracts will be based on 
the following yield curve spreads: 30-Year/2-Year, 30-Year/5-Year, 30-
Year/10-Year, 10-Year/2-Year, 10-Year/5-Year, and 5-Year/2-Year. The 
Director of the Division of Economic Analysis (Division) of the 
Commission, acting pursuant to the authority delegated by Commission 
Regulation 140.96, has determined that publication of the proposals for 
comment is in the public interest, will assist the Commission in 
considering the views of interested persons, and is consistent with the 
purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit their views and comments to 
Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 2033 K 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20581. Reference should be made to the CBT 
Treasury yield curve spread contracts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Stephen Sherrod of the 
Division of Economic Analysis, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
2033 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the terms and conditions will be 
available for inspection at the Office of the Secretariat, Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, 2033 K street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20581. Copies of the terms and conditions can be obtained through the 
Office of the Secretariat by mail at the above address or by phone at 
[phone].
    Other materials submitted by the CBT in support of the applications 
for contract market designation may be available upon request pursuant 
to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder (17 C.F.R. part 145 (1987)), except to the 
extent they are entitled to confidential treatment as set forth in 17 
C.F.R. 145.5 and 145.9. Requests for copies of such materials should be 
made to the FOI, Privacy and Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of the 
Office of the Secretariat at the Commission's headquarters in 
accordance with 17 C.F.R. 145.7 and 145.8.
    Any person interested in submitting written data, views, or 
arguments on the proposed terms and conditions, or with respect to 
other materials submitted by the CBT, should send such comments to Jean 
A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 2033 K 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581 by the specified date.

    [[Page 15538]] Issued in Washington, DC, on March 17, 1995.
Blake Imel,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 95-7263 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am]
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