# CME Group Plans Cattle Futures Changes - Zia Commodities, LLC

> The CME will expand initial margins and daily price limits on live and feeder cattle futures effective October 5, pending CFTC approval. Live cattle daily limits rise to $0.040 a pound from $0.030, and feeder cattle limits rise to $0.050 from $0.045.

- Date: 2020-08-26 · published 2020-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51753-cme-group-plans-cattle-futures-changes-zia-commodities-llc
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Changes to margin and price limit rules affect trading costs and volatility for hedgers but do not directly change cattle supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-12-01 | [New supply chain pressures on commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43613-new-supply-chain-pressures-on-commodities.md) | +1.7% | +0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-02-17 | [USCA Comments on Recent Amendments to Live Cattle Futures Contract \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72632-usca-comments-on-recent-amendments-to-live-cattle-futures-contract-tsln-com.md) | +2.7% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-06-21 | [CFTC fines U.S. cattle futures traders $5 million](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70628-cftc-fines-u-s-cattle-futures-traders-5-million.md) | -3.7% | -5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-06-21 | [Regulators Accuse Brokerage of Cattle-Futures Scheme](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70629-regulators-accuse-brokerage-of-cattle-futures-scheme.md) | -3.7% | -5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-09-03 | [CME contract changes \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10037-cme-contract-changes-thefencepost-com.md) | -7.0% | -0.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-05-22 | [CME amends feeder cattle futures, options rules - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65153-cme-amends-feeder-cattle-futures-options-rules-grainews.md) | +8.3% | +11.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-06-21 | [CFTC fines U.S. cattle futures traders $5 million](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70628-cftc-fines-u-s-cattle-futures-traders-5-million.md) | +0.7% | +7.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-06-21 | [Regulators Accuse Brokerage of Cattle-Futures Scheme](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70629-regulators-accuse-brokerage-of-cattle-futures-scheme.md) | +0.7% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- ziacommodities.com: https://www.ziacommodities.com/cme-group-plans-cattle-futures-changes/

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