On March 4, the National Futures Association (NFA) issued a proposed rule change and interpretive notice that would allow commodity pools to provide certain loans to related commodity pool operators (CPOs) and other...more
3/13/2013
- Commodity Pool CPO NFA
The National Futures Association (NFA) has notified its members that it will require each member of the NFA that is registered as a commodity pool operator (CPO) and operates one or more commodity pools that are also...more
2/6/2013
- CFTC CPO Investment Companies NFA Registration
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
12/28/2012
- CFTC CPO NFA
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released a series of staff letters relating to various issues arising under rules implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including chief...more
12/18/2012
- CFTC CPO Dodd-Frank FX Swaps No-Action Letters Swaps
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
12/12/2012
- Commodity Pool CPO CTA