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Commodities Futures Trading Commission Position Limits Broker-Dealer

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 -
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Adopts Amendments to Position Limit Aggregation Rules

Key Points - - Unless an exemption from aggregation is available, all positions in accounts for which any person controls the trading or holds a 10 percent or greater ownership or equity interest must be aggregated...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - February 2016 #2

Two Broker-Dealers to Pay US $154 Million to the State of NY and the SEC to Resolve Allegations of Wrongdoing by Their Dark Pools: Barclays Capital Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities settled allegations by the Securities and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Proposes Revised Aggregation Rules

At a public meeting on November 5, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to propose amendments to its rules requiring the aggregation of certain accounts for purposes of complying with CFTC speculative...more

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