National Futures Association (NFA) has requested comments from its commodity pool operator (CPO) and commodity trading advisor (CTA) members on whether to adopt capital requirements to ensure that CPOs and CTAs have adequate...more
The National Futures Association (NFA) issued guidance on the annual affirmation requirement for persons operating under an exemption or exclusion from commodity pool operator (CPO) or commodity trading advisor (CTA)...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) has granted no-action relief from certain reporting obligations to commodity pool operators (CPOs) of registered investment...more
The National Futures Association (NFA) has issued a notice temporarily exempting certain proprietary trading firms that may be required to be registered as commodity pool operators (CPOs) as of December 31, 2012, from the...more
Commencing in 2012, each person or entity claiming an exemption from commodity pool operator (CPO) or commodity trading advisor (CTA) registration must annually affirm the applicable exemption within 60 days of the end of...more