Blake Brockway on Swaps

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letters

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff recently released a series of letters relating to a variety of regulatory issues, including registration relief for certain entities and recordkeeping requirements for certain...more

4/10/2013 - CFTC CPO Major Swap Participants No-Action Letters Recordkeeping Requirements Registration Swap Dealers Swaps

CFTC Approves Clearing Exemption for Inter-Affiliate Swaps

On April 1, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a final rule that permits certain affiliates to elect not to clear a swap. To qualify for the clearing exemption, the counterparties’ financial statements must be...more

4/10/2013 - CFTC Exemptions Final Rules Mandatory Clearing Requirements Reporting Requirements Swaps

CFTC Issues No-Action Letters

Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission released a series of letters relating to a variety of regulatory changes, including the extraterritorial application of certain CFTC requirements, registration relief, swap...more

1/10/2013 - CFTC NFA No-Action Letters Swaps

CFTC Issues Final Order on Cross-Border Swaps

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a final exemptive order regarding the cross-border application of certain swaps provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Pursuant to the...more

1/10/2013 - CFTC Commodities Cross-Border Cross-Border Transactions Dodd-Frank Swaps

NFA Issues Guidance on Bylaw 1101 Compliance for Pending Introducing Brokers

On December 27, National Futures Association issued guidance for NFA members carrying accounts, accepting orders or handling transactions from an introducing broker (IB) whose NFA membership is pending in reliance upon...more

1/9/2013 - Brokers CFTC Compliance NFA No-Action Relief Swaps

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