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Federal R eserve Bank OF DALLAS ROBERT D. M c T E E R , J R . P R E S ID E N T AND C H IE F E X E C U T IV E O F F IC E R DALLAS, TEXAS 75222 June 11, 1993 Notice 93-62 TO: The Chief Executive Officer of each member bank and others concerned in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District SUBJECT Revisions to Procedures Related to Approval Requirements for Proposed Activities DETAILS The Federal Reserve Board has announced procedural changes to reduce the prior approval requirements for bank holding companies proposing to engage in certain futures commission merchant (FCM) activities. The Board has delegated additional authority to the Federal Reserve Banks to approve proposals by bank holding companies to act as an FCM. In addition, the Board has modified and, in certain cases, eliminated the prior approval requirements for bank holding companies that seek to act as an FCM for additional financial instruments or to act as an FCM on additional commodities exchanges, where the bank holding company already has approval to engage generally in FCM activi ties. The changes are effective immediately. ATTACHMENTS The Board’s letter to the Federal Reserve Banks detailing the changes and a current list of the financial instruments for each approved exchange are attached. MORE INFORMATION For more information, please contact Michael Johnson at (214) 922-6081. For additional copies of this Bank’s notice, please contact the Public Affairs Department at (214) 922-5254. Sincerely yours, For additional copies, bankers and others are encouraged to use one of the following toll-free numbers in contacting the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: Dallas Office (800) 333-4460; El Paso Branch Intrastate (800) 592-1631, Interstate (800) 351-1012; Houston Branch Intrastate (800) 392-4162, Interstate (800) 221-0363; San Antonio Branch Intrastate (800) 292-5810. This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM WASHINGTON, D. a 20551 g jj ^ —21 (FIS) DIVISION O F BANKING SUPERVISION AND REGULATION May 2 1 , 1993 TO THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF SUPERVISION AT EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK SUBJECT: Prior approval requirements for bank holding companies proposing to engage in futures commission merchant activities The Board has taken two steps to reduce the prior approval requirements for bank holding companies proposing to engage in certain futures commission merchant ("FCM") activities. First, the Board has delegated authority to Reserve Banks to approve proposals by bank holding companies to act as an FCM in executing and clearing any futures contract on a financial commodity or stock or bond index that has been approved previously by the Board, on any exchange approved by the Board. The Board also has delegated authority to Reserve Banks to approve proposals by bank holding companies to act as an FCM or Commodity Trading Advisor in providing investment advisory services with respect to previously approved financial instruments. In addition, the Board has modified and, in certain cases eliminated, the prior approval requirement for bank holding companies that seek to act as an FCM for additional financial instruments or to act as an FCM on additional exchanges, where the bank holding company already has Federal Reserve System approval to engage generally in FCM activities. Under the new procedures, any bank holding company that has previously received approval to act as an FCM under either Board Order or sections 225.25(b)(18) and (b)(19) of Regulation Y may act as an FCM: • For any additional financial instrument (beyond those instruments specifically approved for that bank holding company) without further approval or application, provided the instrument has been reviewed and approved previously for any other bank holding company, either under Regulation Y or Regulation K (by the Board or - 2 - under these revised procedures). In this regard, FCMs that are not members of exchanges on which approved financial instruments are traded may execute and clear such instruments through the use of omnibus trading accounts with FCMs that are members of such exchanges. A current list of the approved financial instruments for each approved exchange is attached. • For any new instrument that has not previously been reviewed and approved, if the bank holding company provides 20 days prior written notice to the appropri ate Reserve Bank. This notice should be in the form of a brief letter; no public notice is required. A copy of all such notices should be forwarded by the Reserve Banks to the BS&R Clearing Unit. During the 20-day period, the Reserve Bank and Board staffs will review the instrument to assure that the instrument is based on a financial commodity (or is broadly based in the case of stock and bond indexes), widely traded, and comparable to contracts previously approved by the Federal Reserve System. If the instrument does not clearly meet these criteria, the bank holding company will be informed that it must file an application under section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act in order to permit the Board to evaluate the new instrument. • On an exchange for which the company has not received prior approval but for which any other bank holding company has received prior approval, if the bank holding company provides 20 days prior written notice to the appropriate Reserve Bank. This notice should be in the form of a brief letter; no public notice is required. A copy of all such notices should be forwarded by the Reserve Banks to the BS&R Clearing Unit. During the 20-day period, the Reserve Bank and Board staffs will determine whether the bank holding company's activities on the proposed exchange would impose significant additional financial liabilities or other risks. The bank holding company will be informed that an application is required under section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act if financial or other considerations warrant further consideration of the proposal. Bank holding companies must continue to file applications with the Board under section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act for approval of the following types of FCM activities: - 3 - • Proposals to conduct FCM activities on exchanges whose rules of practice have not previously been reviewed and approved by the Board under the Board's Regulation Y or Regulation K. • Proposals to engage in FCM activities with respect to futures and options on futures contracts on nonfinancial commodities, such as agricultural or energy commodities. • Proposals to obtain authority to engage, either de novo or through an acquisition, in FCM clearing-only activities, including clearing pursuant to so-called "give-up agreements". Please distribute this letter to all personnel involved in the processing of applications. Questions regarding these new procedures may be directed to the following individuals: Molly Wassom (ext. 2305) or Melissa Clark (ext. 2277) in BS&R, or Scott Alvarez (ext. 3583), Tom Corsi (ext. 3275), or Brian Lam (ext. 2067) in the Legal Division. As indicated above, attached is a current list of the approved financial instruments for each approved exchange. This list will be updated by the Legal Division as new instruments and exchanges are approved. Please contact the Legal Division for copies of the updated list. Don E. Kline Associate Director Attachment APPROVED EXCHANGES AND CONTRACTS (see Key on pages 8 and 9 for guide to footnotes) Major Commodities Exchanges: E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/B E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y §§ 225.25(b)(18) §§ 225.25(b)(18) §§ 225.25(b)(18) §§ 225.25(b)(18) §§ 225.25(b)(18) §§ 225.25(b)(18) §§ 225.25(b)(18) '§§ 225.25(b)(18) §§ 225.25(b)(18) §§ 225.25(b)(18) SecPac SecPac Fidelcor Citicorp I Citicorp I E/C/A Bullion futures Options on bullion futures Foreign exchange futures Options on foreign exchange futures Government securities futures Options on government securities futures Certificates of deposit futures Options on certificates of deposit futures Money market instruments futures Options on money market instruments futures U.S. government securities options U.S. and foreign money market instruments options Foreign exchange options on SEC-regulated exchanges Foreign exchange options on CFTC-regulated exchanges Bullion options on CFTC-regulated exchanges Y Manny Hanny II and and and and and and and and and and (19)? (19) (19)? (19) (19)? (19) (19) (19) (19)? (19) American Stock Exchange: Major Market Index options - E.g.. gold and silver. - E.g.. foreign currency and Eurocurrencies. The preamble to the final rule refers to U.S. government securities. See 49 Federal Register 794, 817 (Jan. 5, 1984). H In BankAmerica 1. the Board indicated that money market instruments included domestic and Eurodollar certificates of deposits, and Eurodollar and sterling deposit interest rate futures. See 69 Federal Reserve Bulletin 216, 217 (1983). E = E xecute, C * G e a r, S P *» S pecialist, A * A d v is e , M M * M ark et M ak e r, B « B roker, Y = R eg u latio n Y , K = R eg u latio n K R ev ised as o f M ay 2 1 ,1 9 9 3 Chicago Board Options Exchange: Standard & Standard & Long-Term Short-Term Short-Term Long-Term Poor’s 100 Stock Index options Poor’s 500 Stock Index options Interest Rate options Interest Rate options U.S. Treasury Index options U.S. Treasury Index options Chicago Board of Trade: Options on U.S. government securities futures The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index futures Options on The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index futures The Major Market Index futures NASD Financial Index futures Major Market Index Maxi Stock Index futures Major Market Index Mini Stock Index futures GNMA Cash Settled futures The Bond Buyer Long-Term Municipal Bond Index futures Options on The Bond Buyer Long-Term Municipal Bond Index futures 30-Day Interest Rate futures 10-Year Japanese Government Bond futures Options on 10-Year Japanese Government Bond futures 5-Year Interest Rate Swap futures Options on 5-Year Interest Rate Swap futures 3-Year Interest Rate Swap futures Options on 3-Year Interest Rate Swap futures Chicago Mercantile Exchange: Standard & Poor’s 100 Stock Price Index futures Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Price Index futures Options on Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Price Index futures Standard & Poor’s OTC 250 Stock Index futures E = E xecute, SP - C * G e a r, S p ecia list, A « A dv ise, M M = M ark et M aker, B ■ B roker, Y = R egulation Y , K = R eg u latio n K E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C E/C Y Y Y Y Y Y E/C, A E/C, A E/C, A E/C, A E/C, A E/C, A E/C, A E/C, A E/C/A E/C/A E/C, A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y J.P. Morgan I, SecPac Bankers Trust I, Citicorp II Northern Trust I, LTCB I J.P. Morgan II, LTCB I Chase, LTCB II Saban, LTCB II Saban, LTCB II Saban, LTCB II LTCB I Sanwa Swiss Bank II, Sakura LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III E/C, E/C, E/C, E/C, Y Y Y Y J.P. Morgan II, LTCB I J.P. Morgan II, LTCB I J.P. Morgan II, LTCB I Chase, LTCB II A A A A Manny Hanny Manny Hanny Manny Hanny Manny Hanny Swiss Bank II Swiss Bank II II II II II R ev ised as o f M ay 2 1 ,1 9 9 3 Eurodollar futures Options on Eurodollar futures 30-Day LIBOR futures Options on 30-Day LIBOR futures Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures Options on Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) futures Options on Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) futures Commodity Exchange. Inc.: Options on bullion futures. Deutsche Terminborse GmbH: Deutsche Aktienindex 30 Stock Index (DAX) futures German Government Bond Index futures Financial Futures Exchange: U.S. Dollar Index futures Options on U.S. Dollar Index futures Financiele Termiinmarkt Amsterdam NY: Dutch Government Bond Index futures Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited: Hang Seng Stock Index futures Kansas City Board of Trade: Value Line Index futures Mini Value Line futures E = E xecute, C * C lear, S P = S pecialist, A = A dv ise, M M « M ark et M aker, B = B roker, Y = R eg u latio n Y , K = R eg u latio n K E/C, A E/C, A E/C, A E/C, A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Swiss Bank Swiss Bank Swiss Bank Swiss Bank NatWest NatWest Sakura Sakura E/C Y J.P. Morgan I E/C, A E/C, A K, Y K, Y J.P. Morgan IV, Northern Trust II J.P. Morgan IV, Northern Trust II E/C/A E/C/A Y Y LTCB III LTCB III E/C/A Y Y Hongkong E/C, A E/C, A Y Y Sakura Sakura Sakura Sakura Hongkong E/C/A II, II, II, II, Manny Hanny I, LTCB II Saban, LTCB II R evised u o f M »y 2 1 .1 9 9 3 London International Financial Futures Exchange: The Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 Equity Index futures Options on The Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 Equity Index futures U.K. Government Bond futures Sterling Deposit Interest Rate futures Eurodollar Deposit Interest Rate futures Eurodollar futures Options on Eurodollar futures ECU CD Interest Rate futures ECU Bond futures Eurotrak 100 Stock Index futures 3-Month Euro Swiss Franc CD futures Options on 3-Month Euro Swiss Franc CD futures 3-Month Euro Sterling CD futures Options on 3-Month Euro Sterling CD futures 3-Month Euro Deutsche Mark CD futures Options on 3-Month Euro Deutsche Mark CD futures 10-Year Japanese Government Bond futures Options on 10-Year Japanese Government Bond futures 10-Year German Government Bond futures Options on 10-Year German Government Bond futures Long U.K. Government Bond futures Options on Long U.K. Government Bond futures London Platinum and Palladium Market: Platinum futures Marche a Terme d ’Instruments Financiers: French Government Bond Index futures French Franc PIBOR CD futures ECU Bond futures French Stock Index (CAC-40) futures E = E xecute, C » C lear, S P = S pecialist, A * A dv ise, M M * M arket M aker, B « B roker, Y = R eg u latio n Y , K *= R eg u latio n K E/C, A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C E/C, A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y K, Y K, Y Y, Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y J.P. Morgan II, LTCB H Hongkong Citibank, Hongkong Citibank, Hongkong Citibank, Hongkong Swiss Bank II Swiss Bank II, Northern Trust II LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III E/C K J.P. Morgan III E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y Y Hongkong LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III R ev ised as o f M a y 21, 1993 3-Month Euro Deutsche Mark CD futures Options on 3-Month Euro Deutsche Mark CD futures 10-Year French Government Bond futures Options on 10-Year French Government Bond futures Mercado de Futures Financieros. S.A. (Barcelona): 3-Year Notional Spanish Government Bond futures Options on 3-Year Notional Spanish Government Bond futures 5-Year Notional Spanish Government Bond futures Options on 5-Year Notional Spanish Government Bond futures 90-Day Interbank Deposit futures Options on 90-Day Interbank Deposit futures Mercato Italiano Futures (Milano): 10-Year Notional Italian Government Bond futures Options on 10-Year Notional Italian Government Bond futures Montreal Stock Exchange: 10-Year Canadian Government Bond futures New York Commodities Exchange: 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures Options on 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures E = E xecute, C = C lear, S P - S p ecia list, A = A dv ise, N1M = M ark et M aker, B = B roker, Y = R eg u latio n Y, K = R egulation K E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y Y LTCB LTCB LTCB LTCB III III III III E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A K K K K K K J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. E/C E/C K K J.P. Morgan VII J.P. Morgan VII E/C/A Y LTCB III E/C E/C E/C Y Y Y Swiss Bank II Swiss Bank II Swiss Bank II Morgan VI Morgan VI Morgan VI Morgan VI Morgan VI Morgan VI New York Futures Exchange: NYSE Composite Index futures Options on NYSE Composite Index futures Commodity Research Bureau Index futures Options on Commodity Research Bureau Index futures New Zealand Futures and Option Exchange Limited: U.S. Dollar futures 5-Year New Zealand Government Stock futures 5-Year New Zealand Government Stock options 90-Day Bank Accepted Bills futures New Zealand Dollar futures New Zealand Dollar options 5-Year New Zealand Government Bond futures Options on 5-Year New Zealand Government Bond futures 10-Year New Zealand Government Bond futures Options on 10-Year New Zealand Government Bond futures 3-Month New Zealand Government Bill futures Options on 3-Month New Zealand Government Bill futures Barclay’s Stock Index futures Options on Barclay’s Stock Index futures Osaka Securities Exchange: Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures Options on Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures Osaka 50 Stock Index futures Philadelphia Board of Trade: National OTC Index futures E = E xecute, C = G e a r, S P = S pecialist, A - A d v ise, M M = M ark et M aker, B = B roker, Y = R egulation Y, K = R eg u latio n K E/C, A E/C, A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y Y Bankers Trust II, LTCB II Bankers Trust II, LTCB II LTCB III LTCB III E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bankers Trust Bankers Trust Bankers Trust Bankers Trust Bankers Trust Bankers Trust LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A K K Y J.P. Morgan V J.P. Morgan V LTCB III E/C, A Y III III III III III III Chase, LTCB II R evised as o f M i y 21, 1993 Philadelphia Stock Exchange: Deutsche Mark options Swiss Franc options Australian Dollar options British Pound options Canadian Dollar options Deutsche Mark options European Currency Unit (ECU) options French Franc options Japanese Yen options Singapore International Monetary Exchange: Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures 3-Month Euro Yen CD futures Sydney Futures Exchange: Australian Government Bond futures All Ordinaries Share Index futures Options on All Ordinaries Share Index futures Options on 10-Year Australian Government Bond futures Options on 3-Year Australian Government Bond futures 3-Month Australian Government Bill futures Options on 3-Month Australian Government Bill futures Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Euro Yen futures Eurodollar futures Yen Dollar futures E * E xe cu te, C = G e a r, S P = S p ecia list, A * A dv ise, M M = M ark et M aker, B * B roker, Y * R eg u latio n Y , K * R eg u latio n K SP/MM E/C/A, MM E/C/A, MM E/C/A, MM E/C/A, MM E/C/A, MM MM E/C/A, MM E/C/A, MM Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y SoGen I Manny Hanny Manny Hanny Manny Hanny Manny Hanny Manny Hanny Sogen II Manny Hanny Manny Hanny E/C, A E/C/A Y Y BankAmerica II, LTCB II LTCB III E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Hongkong Hongkong LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III LTCB III E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y II, II, II, II, II, Swiss Swiss Swiss Swiss Swiss Bank I Bank I Bank I Bank I Bank I II, Swiss Bank I II, Swiss Bank I Citicorp III Citicorp III Citicorp III R evised u o f M t y 2 1 ,1 9 9 3 Tokyo Stock Exchange: Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) futures Japanese Government Bond futures Options on 10-Year Japanese Government Bond futures E/C/A E/C/A E/C/A Y Y Y Hongkong Hongkong LTCB III KEY TO BOARD DECISIONS BankAmerica I BankAmerica II Bankers Trust I Bankers Trust II Bankers Trust III Chase Citibank Citicorp I Citicorp II Citicorp III Fidelcor Hongkong J.P. Morgan I J.P. Morgan II J.P. Morgan III J.P. Morgan IV J.P. Morgan V J.P. Morgan VI J.P. Morgan VII LTCB I LTCB II LTCB III Manny Hanny I Manny Hanny II E = E xe cu te, C * C le w , S P = S p ecia list, A * A d v ise, M M * M arket M aker, BankAmerica Corporation. 69 Federal Reserve Bulletin 216 (1983) BankAmerica Corporation. 75 Federal Reserve Bulletin 78 (1989) Bankers Trust New York Corporation 71 Federal ReserveBulletin 111 (1985) Bankers Trust New York Corporation 71 Federal ReserveBulletin 801 (1985) Bankers Trust New York Corporation 77 Federal ReserveBulletin 182 (1991) The Chase Manhattan Corporation. 72 Federal Reserve Bulletin 203 (1986) Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation. 68 Federal Reserve Bulletin 671 (1982) Citicorp. 70 Federal Reserve Bulletin 591 (1984) Citicorp. 71 Federal Reserve Bulletin 803 (1985) Citicorp. 76 Federal Reserve Bulletin 664 (1990) Fidelcor. Inc.. 70 Federal Reserve Bulletin 368 (1984) The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. 76 Federal Reserve Bulletin 770 (1990) J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated. 69 Federal Reserve Bulletin 733 (1983) J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated. 71Federal Reserve Bulletin 251 (1985) J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated. 76 Federal Reserve Bulletin 552 (1990) Morgan Guaranty International Finance Corporation. 76 Federal Reserve Bulletin 881 (1990) Morgan Guaranty International Finance Corporation. 77 Federal Reserve Bulletin 499 (1991) Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. Unpublished Letter Order Dated December 4. 1991. J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated. 79 Federal Reserve Bulletin 66 (1993) The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan. Limited. 74 Federal Reserve Bulletin 573 (1988) The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan. Limited. 76 Federal Reserve Bulletin 554 (1990) The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan. Limited. 79 Federal Reserve Bulletin 347 (1993) Manufacturers Hanover Corporation. 72 Federal Reserve Bulletin 144 (1986) Manufacturers Hanover Corporation. 76 Federal Reserve Bulletin 774 (1990) B * B roker, Y = R eg u latio n Y , K = R eg u latio n K - 8 - Revised as of May 21,1993 National Westminster Bank PLC, 78 Federal Reserve Bulletin 953 (1992) Northern Trust Corporation, 74 Federal Reserve Bulletin 333 (1988). Northern Trust Corporation, 79 Federal Reserve B ulletin___(1993). Saban, S.A., 73 Federal Reserve Bulletin 224 (1987). The Sakura Bank, 79 Federal Reserve B ulletin___(1993). The Sanwa Bank, Limited. 77 Federal Reserve Bulletin 64 (1991) Security. Pacific Corporation. 70 Federal Reserve Bulletin 238 (1984) Societe Generale, 75 Federal Reserve Bulletin 580 (1989) Societe Generale. 76 Federal Reserve Bulletin 776 (1990) Swiss Bank Corporation. 77 Federal Reserve Bulletin 126 (1991) Swiss Bank Corporation. 77 Federal Reserve Bulletin 759 (1991) NatWest Northern Trust I Northern Trust II Saban Sakura Sanwa SecPac SoGen I SoGen II Swiss Bank I Swiss Bank II E = E xecute, C = C le w , S P = S pecialist, A « A dvise, M M = M ark et M aker, B « B roker, Y = R eg ulation Y , K = R eg u latio n K R ev ised as o f M ay 2 1 .1 9 9 3