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A Commodity Pool is an investment structure or enterprise where funds from a number of participants are combined into a single entity for the purpose of trading futures contracts, options on contracts, retail... more +

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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles Articles on CFTC Proposed Rule to Amend Reg. 160.30, NCA Publishes Annual...

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 11/18/2019

CFTC - CFTC Proposes Rule to Amend Regulation 160.30 - On November 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a proposed rule that would amend CFTC Regulation 160.30 by establishing specific...more

CFTC and NFA Issue FAQS on Form CPO-PQR and Form CTA-PR

Foley Hoag LLP on 12/17/2015

The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) recently issued answers to Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding CFTC Form CPO-PQR applicable to...more

NFA Adopts Cybersecurity Guidance

Dechert LLP on 11/6/2015

The National Futures Association (NFA) adopted on October 23, 2015 an “Interpretive Notice to NFA Compliance Rules 2-9, 2-36, and 2-49: Information Systems Security Programs” (Notice). The Notice requires each NFA Member to...more

"CFTC Extends Registered Futures Association Membership Requirement to Introducing Brokers, Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity...

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/14/2015

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) unanimously approved a final rule (“Final Rule”) that formally extends the existing registered futures association (“RFA”) membership requirement to registered introducing...more

Cybersecurity Update: National Futures Association Proposes Cybersecurity Guidance Setting Forth General Requirements for Member...

K&L Gates LLP on 9/10/2015

The National Futures Association (“NFA”) submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) on August 28, 2015 a proposed Interpretive Notice (“Proposed Guidance”) for CFTC’s approval, which provides guidance to...more

CFTC Staff Exempts Certain Commodity Trading Advisors from Form CTA-PR Reporting

Morgan Lewis on 7/28/2015

The reporting relief applies to commodity trading advisors that do not “direct” trading of any client commodity interest trading accounts. On July 23, the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight issued...more

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