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The United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission was created in 1974 to regulate commodity futures and option markets. The Commission’s mission is to protect market participants and the public from... more +
The United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission was created in 1974 to regulate commodity futures and option markets. The Commission’s mission is to protect market participants and the public from fraud, abuse, and systemic risk associated with derivatives subject to the Commodities Exchange Act. In 2010, as a result of the Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection, the Commission’s role was expanded to include drafting rules for regulating the swaps marketplace. less -
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CFTC Concludes Public Comment Period on Proposed Election Trading Ban

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August 2024 - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recently concluded the public comment period for its proposed rule to ban trading in derivatives tied to U.S. election outcomes. If approved, the proposed...more

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Weather & Climate Risk Management Part III: Regulation of Weather Risk Management Products

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Are there differences in the way in which derivatives and insurance contracts are regulated? Yes. Weather derivatives and insurance contracts are subject to totally different regulatory regimes. Derivatives are subject to the...more

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The CFTC Proposes Expansive Business and Governance Rules for Registered Derivatives Markets

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") recently proposed new and modified conflicts of interest, fitness, and governance regulations for swap execution facilities ("SEFs") and designated contract markets ("DCMs")....more

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CFTC Year in Review: 23 Takeaways From 2023 and Predictions for 2024

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At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business...more

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CFTC to Exercise Its Jurisdictional Hook: Regulating Voluntary Carbon Markets via Futures Exchanges Oversight

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued proposed guidance on December 4 intended to increase the transparency and bolster the integrity of voluntary carbon credits that underlie derivative contracts subject to...more

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ISDA Publishes Updated General Disclosure Statement for Transactions

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In 2013, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) started publishing the General Disclosure Statement for Transactions document (“General Disclosure”) with annexes containing disclosures of risks that are...more

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Enhancing Disclosure Requirements for Derivatives

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Two settled enforcement actions in April 2023 indicate that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) is expecting increased swaps disclosure by swap dealers under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 and applicable CFTC...more

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SVB and Signature Bank Resolution – CFTC-Related Implications

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Many of the transactions involving qualified financial contracts (“QFC”) with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Signature Bank constitute Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) jurisdictional transactions that may be...more

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Expanding Regulatory Reach over Intermediaries That May Constitute Regulated Exchanges

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In response to changes in business practices, regulations and laws eventually change, too.  During the past few years derivatives markets are witnessing this change as it applies to trading facilities as well as to entities...more

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U.S. Regulators File Complaints for Digital Asset Market Manipulation and Misappropriation

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a complaint on Jan. 9, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Avraham Eisenberg. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...more

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CSA Publish Derivatives Data Reporting Transition Guidance

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Amendments to swap data reporting rules are expected to be implemented by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in December 2022. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have issued guidance to market...more

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CFTC and SEC Issue Guidance on Security-Based Swaps and Fraud in OTC Swap Disclosures

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On October 21, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Commissioner Caroline D. Pham issued a concurring statement to the CFTC’s amended complaint originally filed on April 27, 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the...more

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Key Takeaways: CFTC's FY 2021 Swap Dealers Enforcement Actions

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In Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought and settled five enforcement actions against swap dealers for alleged reporting, disclosures and supervision failures. Historically, the...more

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The Long Arm of the CFTC: What Stakeholders in Brazil and Latin America Should Know

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Established in 1974 in Washington, D.C., the CFTC was originally responsible for overseeing and regulating the commodity futures and options markets in the United States. Initially, its primary focus was to regulate trading...more

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“SOFR First” Initiative Takes Flight

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As the countdown to the LIBOR sunset enters its final six months, the CFTC staff is trying to help the market transition. With less than six months to go before the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) expires on December...more

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ISDA Publishes Dodd-Frank Security-Based Swap Protocol

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On March 15, 2021, ISDA published the ISDA 2021 Security-Based Swaps (SBS) Top-Up Protocol (the SBS Top-Up Protocol). The SBS Top-Up Protocol enables SBS dealers (SBSDs) and other market participants to comply with certain...more

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LabCFTC Educates the Public on Digital Assets

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Last week, the CFTC issued a “Digital Assets Primer” that was published by its LabCFTC.  If you had just arrived in the 21st century from another time or planet, this 36-page PowerPoint-style presentation would provide you...more

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CFTC Unanimously Approves Final Rule for Granting Exemptions from Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration

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On November 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved a final rule establishing a framework for the Commission to grant an exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing...more

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CFTC Adopts New Rules on Position Limits for Derivatives

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to adopt new rules on position limits (Final Rules) in an open meeting on October 15. Once effective, the Final Rules will implement one of the remaining key provisions of...more

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Know Your Limits: The CFTC Adopts Position Limits for Derivatives Related to Energy, Agriculture, and Metals Products

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INTRODUCTION - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently voted 3–2, along party lines, to approve a final rule (Final Rule) regarding position limits for certain futures contracts and economically equivalent...more

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CFTC Adopts New Position Limits Requirements

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On October 15, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission adopted new rules on position limits. The new rules mark an important step forward in a decade-long journey to enact one of the remaining key provisions of Title VII of...more

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Final rule: The CFTC clarifies the extraterritorial application of cross-border derivatives regulation – implications for the buy...

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On 14 September 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a final rule in the Federal Register entitled "Cross Border Application of the Registration Thresholds and Certain Requirements Applicable to...more

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Initial Margin Guidance for US Swap End Users

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Thanks to recent actions taken by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the five US prudential regulators responsible for the uncleared swap margin rules for bank swap dealers, most US end user participants in...more

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Final CFTC Rules Prohibit Post–Trade Name Give-Up for Swaps

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission adopted final rules on June 25 prohibiting post–trade name give-up for anonymously executed and intended-to-be-cleared swaps effected on swap execution facilities....more

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CFTC Approves Proposed Rule on Post-Trade Name Give-Up on Swap Execution Facilities

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In the wake of significant market discussion, the CFTC has proposed an amendment to Part 37 of the Commission’s regulations to eliminate the practice of “post-trade name give-up” for swaps traded on certain swap execution...more

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