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2008
27 August-LCH.Clearnet Limited Maintenance Window over weekend 30 August to 31 August 2008
07 August-LME Extension Prompt Dates - MCS Functional Changes and Member Test Dates
31 July-EquityClear® service extension to include SWX Swiss Block
31 July-EquityClear® service extension to include Equiduct
14 July-EuroClear UK & Ireland CCP settlement fees
25 June-NYMEX/LCH.Clearnet market testing
24 June-LCH.Clearnet and ICEClear Joint Business Migration Approach
13 June-GDP - LME External Interface Application Guide v5.06 - XI Plus Changes for LME Members
13 June-Changes to LCH.Clearnet Freight Margining Rules
11 June-PC Gateway updates required for the NYMEX on LCH.Clearnet Service
11 June-Cash Settlement Procedure
02 June-Group Derivative Platform (GDP) for LME - Programme Update
20 May-Extension of opening hours for ECS on the FFA swaps market
30 April-Introduction of Clearing For ICE Futures ECX Carbon Financial Instrument CER Options Contract
23 April-Replacement Clearing System for the London Metal Exchange
04 April-USD PPS Deadline Changes
27 March-Re-launch of Clearing Services for Natural Gas NBP Contracts
27 March-Fee Reductions for the Tanker Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) clearing service
25 March-Introduction of Cleared Average Price Swaps Contracts on the London Metal Exchange
04 March-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for 19/03/08
27 February-Introduction of Clearing For ICE Futures ECX Carbon Financial Instrument CER Futures Contract
25 February-Introduction of OTC Clearing Services for CER and EUA Emission Contracts
22 February-Northern Rock Settlement Arrangements
14 February-Introduction of Clearing of Mediterranean and Far East Steel Billet Futures Contracts on the London Metal Exchange
05 February-LCH.Clearnet Ltd Opening Days for 2008
04 February-Introduction Of Clearing Services For Forward Freight Agreement Option Contracts
30 January-Relaunch of the LCH EnClear OTC Energy Service for UK NBP Gas
2007
19 December-EquityClear Fee Reductions
19 December-Christmas and New Year Opening Times
18 December-Reduction to LCH.Clearnet Registration Fee on The London Metal Exchange (LME)
13 December-Acceptable Haircut Collateral Review
05 December-Launch of OTC Clearing service for EU allowances and CER contracts
30 November-Clearing Member Contacts
29 November-Customer Notice Email Issues
29 November-Christmas and New Year Opening Times
28 November-Member Service Interruption 1 December 2007
01 November-LCH.Clearnet Limited Launch of New Liffe Bclear Currencies
29 October-PC GATS Release 2.3
08 October-LCH.Clearnet Limited USD PPS deadline changes
20 September-Authorised Signatories for ICE Futures Deliveries
14 September-LCH.Clearnet Limited USD PPS deadline Changes
03 September-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for Wednesday 19 September 2007
14 August-LCH.Clearnet enhancements to stock contingent trades reporting on Liffe
10 August-LCH.Clearnet Ltd ABS system decommissioning
06 August-Introduction of New Collateral Service
01 August-Launch of new Handysize Timecharter route in the LCH.Clearnet OTC Freight Forward Agreement (FFA) Clearing Service
24 July-Introduction of Clearing for Eight Cash Settled US Daily Power Swap Contracts, Dubai First Line Swap and Gas Oil First Line Swap/Brent First Line Swap Traded on the InterContinentalExchange, Inc (ICE)
16 July-LIFFE - White Sugar Contingent Margin
11 July-Launch of new Handysize Timecharter route in the LCH.Clearnet OTC Freight Forward Agreement (FFA) Clearing Service
19 June-Reduction to LCH.Clearnet Fees on IntercontinentalExchange Inc
19 June-Reduction to LCH.Clearnet Fees on ICE Futures
15 June-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for Tuesday 19th June 2007
13 June-Introduction of Clearing of Polypropylene and Linear Low Density Polyethylene Regional Contracts and Additional Prompt Dates for the existing LL and PP Plastics Contracts on the London Metal Exchange
08 June-Fee Reductions on the Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) OTC Clearing Service
25 May-Change to Minimum Price Increments on US Natural Gas Basis Swaps, US Natural Gas Index Swaps and Penultimate Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap Contract on IntercontinentalExchange Inc
01 May-Introduction of ICE Futures Middle East Sour Crude Oil Futures Contract
16 April-Notice of Termination for Endex Dutch Power Clearing Service
13 April-General Information
12 April-Introduction of ICE Futures West Texas Intermediate Light Sweet Crude Oil Option Contract
03 April-Further fee reductions relating to London Stock Exchange & virt-x cleared business
13 March-Launch of Sterling GC Service
02 March-LCH.Clearnet Ltd Collateral Management
02 March-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for 19th March 2007
16 February-LCH.Clearnet Ltd Opening Days 2007
12 February-Introduction of Raw Sugar contract
12 January-Amendment to LME Matching & Clearing and External Interface Passwords
2006
18 December-Launch of 4 new contracts in the LCH.Clearnet OTC Freight Forward Agreement Clearing Service
07 December-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for 19th December 2006
30 November-Merging Logical Commodity Codes of ICE Henry Hub and ICE Penultimate Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap Contracts to Improve Margin Offsets
30 November-Christmas and New Year Opening Times
16 November-Introduction of LMEmini Contracts on the LME
13 November-Merging Logical Commodity Codes of ICE Henry Hub Natural Gas and ICE Penultimate Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap Products to Improve Margin Offsets
13 October-Introduction of Clearing for Premium Paid Option on Penultimate Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap Contract Traded on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE)
13 October-Update to Section 2A - Exchange Clearing for ICE Futures ECX Carbon Financial Instrument Options Contract
06 October-Introduction of Clearing for ICE Futures ECX Carbon Financial Instrument Options Contract
06 October-Suspension of OTC Clearing Services for the Forward Emission Allowances Market
06 October-Introduction of Clearing for Premium Paid Option on Penultimate Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap Contract Traded on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE)
03 October-Sterling GC Member Test Update Cycle 1
27 September-Changes to LCH.Clearnet Fees on Euronext.liffe Derivatives
20 September-Settlement Details Reminder
19 September-Member Test Pack – Part 2 Scripted Scenarios
15 September-Amendment to Member Test Plan
01 September-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for 19th September 2006
18 August-Early SPAN Risk Parameter File Later End of Day on ICE Futures and ICE OTC on TRS/CPS
10 August-Sterling GC Member Test Pack – Part 1 Static Data requirements
31 July-Sterling GC Member Implementation and Testing
12 July-Introduction of Clearing for ICE Rotterdam Coal Futures and ICE Richards Bay Coal Futures Contracts
03 July-Sterling GC: Confirmation of Implementation and Testing Dates
03 July-SWX Clearing Service
30 June-Introduction of Clearing for Ten Cash Settled US Power Swap Contracts and Three US Natural Gas Basis Swap Contracts Traded on the InterContinentalExchange Inc. (ICE)
30 June-Later End of Day on ICE Futures and ICE OTC on TRS/CPS Introduction
15 June-Delivery of Carbon Emission Allowances
14 June-Amendments to the Rulebook - Introduction of Clearing for Ten Crude and Refined Oil Swaps Contracts on IntercontinentalExchange, Inc
07 June-Introduction of Clearing for Ten Cash Settled Crude and refined Oil Contracts Traded on the InterContinentalExchange, INC. (ICE)
07 June-EquityClear® 15% reduction in LCH.Clearnet's virt-x clearing fee
05 June-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for 19th June 2006
26 May-Sterling GC Project Update
26 May-Advisory Note to LME Matching and Clearing and Sword Users
24 April-Introduction of Revised Clearing Service for the Tanker Forward Freight Market
21 April-Amendments to Collateral Pricing
19 April-Introduction of Clearing for ICE Futures New York Harbour Heating Oil (O / UHO) and Unleaded Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) (N / UHU) Futures Contracts
19 April-EquityClear® tariff reduction
12 April-Reduction to LCH.Clearnet Gas Oil Delivery Fees on ICE Futures
06 April-Amendments to the Rulebook - Introduction of Thirteen New Gas and Power Contracts
04 April-Introduction of Clearing for Six Cash Settled Natural Gas Basis Swap Contracts, a Natural Gas Index Swap Contract, a Natural Gas Daily Swing Swap Contract and Five Off-Peak Monthly Power Swap Contracts Traded on ICE
30 March-Change to RepoClear Procedure - Procedures: Section 2B: RepoClear
28 March-Reduction to LCH.Clearnet Fees on ICE Futures
21 March-Amendments to the Rulebook (General Regulations, Default Rules, Settlement Finality Regulations and Procedures of LCH.Clearnet Ltd) 21/03
15 March-Amendments to the Rulebook (General Regulations and Procedures) Extension of clearing on Freight Dry Routes
08 March-EquityClear® Service – extension of clearing services to SWX
06 March-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for Friday 17th March 2006
02 March-IDRiS - Intraday registration of Futures and Options
01 March-Amendments to the Rulebook (General Regulations, Default Rules, Settlement Finality Regulations and Procedures of LCH.Clearnet Ltd)
24 February-Launch Confirmation of Sterling GC Product
23 February-IDRiS - Intraday registration of Futures and Options
17 February-IDRiS - Intraday registration of Futures and Options
15 February-IDRiS - Intraday registration of Futures and Options
14 February-Introduction of Clearing for Twenty Eight Cash Settled Natural Gas Basis SWAP Contracts, a Natural Gas Index Swap Contract and a Natural Gas Daily Swing Swap Contract traded on the InterContinentalExchange (ICE)
09 February-IDRiS - Intraday registration of Futures and Options
30 January-Continuation of reduced Registration and Cash Settlement Fees for Daily Peak and Off Peak Financial Power Contracts
27 January-Launch of Clearing Services for the OTC Forward Emission Allowances Market
17 January-New Procedures for PPS Settlement on UK Bank Holidays
09 January-Transfer of Open Interest in ICE WTI Bullet Swap Contract to ICE Futures West Texas Intermediate Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures Contract
04 January-Introduction of Clearing Services for the OTC Forward Emission Allowances Market
2005
23 December-Introduction of Clearing Services for the OTC Forward Emission Allowances Market
22 December-New Fixed Income Products for a New Year
21 December-LCH Enclear Freight Division - Replacement of Routes
16 December-IPE ECX Carbon Financial Instruments Futures Contract
16 December-EquityClear Integrated Service Description
16 December-Change to January 2006 Feed Wheat Futures First Notice Day
16 December-Amendments to the Rulebook, ICE Futures Deliveries, Emissions ECX CFI
07 December-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for Monday 19th December 2005
06 December-Deliveries of IPE ECX Carbon Financial Instruments Futures Contract
06 December-Christmas and New Year Opening Times
22 November-EquityClear Service Expansion of SETSmm
15 November-Change to December 2005 Expiry Date for Penultimate Henry Hub Futures and Options Contract (PHH)
26 October-EquityClear® Service expansion of SETSmm™
26 October-Change in Days to Expiry for BRN GAS Options
18 October-Refco Overseas Ltd and Refco Securities LLC Announcement
13 October-Suspension of UK Equities as Collateral
13 October-Refco Overseas Ltd and Refco Securities LLC
12 October-Deliveries of Natural Gas at the National Balancing Point (NBP)
07 October-Clearing House Settlement Finality Regulations
07 October-Bclear - The New Administrative and Clearing Service for Wholesale Equity Derivatives
12 September-Introduction of Clearing Services for the Forward Freight Market
12 September-Amendments to The Rulebook (General Regulations, Default Rules, Settlement Finality Regulations and Procedures of LCH.Clearnet Ltd). Introduction of Clearing Services for the Forward Freight Market
02 August-Change to MISO Cinergy - Daily and Monthly Peak Power Contracts
28 July-Introduction of Clearing Service for the Freight Forward Market
22 July-IPE Natural Gas NBP Contract and European Natural Gas Firm Physical, Fixed Price NBP Contracts
18 July-Allied Domecq Scheme of Arrangement - Settlement Arrangements
12 July-IPE Natural Gas NBP Contract and European Natural Gas Firm Physical, Fixed Price NBP Contracts
08 July-Serious Incidents - Further Information
07 July-Serious Incidents
04 July-LCH.Clearnet Ltd : Ballot on Proposed Changes to the Default Fund
22 June-Amendments to The Rulebook (General Regulations, Default Rules, Settlement Finality Regulations and Procedures of LCH.Clearnet Ltd)
17 June-Introduction of Clearing for Five New Cash Settled U.S. OTC Daily Power Swaps Contracts and a Natural Gas Daily Swing Swap Contract Traded on the InterContinentalExchange, INC. (ICE)
09 June-Change to RepoClear Cut-Off Time for Friday 17 June 2005
06 June-Amendments to the Rulebook: Introduction of clearing for Polypropylene and Linear Low Density Polyethylene Plastics futures Contracts on the LME
31 May-Advanced Notice of Change to SPAN Parameter File
27 May-Advanced Notice of Change to SPAN Parameter File - IPE Members
27 May-Advanced Notice of Change to SPAN Parameter File - EnClear Members
25 May-Introduction of Clearing Services for the Forward Freight Market
13 May-Introduction Of Clearing Of Polypropylene (PP) And Linear Low Density Polyethtlene (LL) (Plastics) Contracts On The London Metal Exchange
21 April-Amendments to The Rulebook (General Regulations, Default Rules, Settlement Finality Regulations and Procedures of LCH.Clearnet Ltd)
11 April-Introduction of Clearing of IPE ECX Carbon Financial Instrument Futures Contract
08 April-Settlement of EDX trades in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Equities and Bonds
30 March-Amendments to the Rulebook
30 March-Acceptable Collateral Haircut Change
16 March-LCH.Clearnet Ltd Opening Days for 2005
03 March-Easter Banking Arrangements
14 February-Introduction of Clearing for Four New Cash Settled US OTC Power Contracts
13 January-Amendments to The General Regulations, Settlement Finality Regulations Default Rules and Procedures of the Clearing House
07 January-Continuation of reduced Registration and Cash Settlement Fees for PJM West Peak Financial Power
04 January-New Contract