VOLUME 21 – BULLETIN #254

To Exchange Transfer registered CBOT Shipping Certificates or Warehouse Receipts to the Mid Am and back, firms will be required to input a commodity code after the exchange code in the MEMO Field beginning Monday, December 10, 2001.

How to Exchange Transfer Shipping Certificates and Warehouse Receipts

Begin by accessing the Inventory Edit Tender Submission screen. Further select a valid commodity. To Exchange Transfer a single registered shipping certificate or warehouse receipt, input action code T (Transfer) in the AC (action) field next to desired certificate/receipt and a destination exchange code followed by the destination commodity code in the first three or four spaces of the MEMO field then press ENTER. To transfer a range of registered shipping certificates or warehouse receipts, use the Inventory Edit by Range screen. This screen can be accessed from the Inventory screen by pressing the PF8 key. Once in the Range screen, input a valid warehouse code, beginning and ending certificate/receipt numbers, and action code T (Transfer) along with the destination exchange code and commodity code in the action fields provided then press ENTER. Users will be prompted to press the PF10 key to verify the exchange transfer request made through the Inventory or Range screen. The MEMO field will contain exchange, commodity code, and pending status information. Once the transfer has been accepted the inventory is removed from the originating exchange Inventory screen. Valid exchange and commodity codes applicable for an Exchange Transfer are listed below.

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