The Joint Audit Committee has published guidance (Guidance) with respect to the appropriate account documentation required for futures commission merchants (FCMs) to substantiate a grant of discretionary trading authority for...more
On March 5, 2019, the National Futures Association (NFA) submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) proposed amendments to NFA Bylaw 301 and NFA Compliance Rule 2-24 and the proposed...more
On June 5, the National Futures Association (NFA) announced the issuance of revised Forms CPO-PQR and CTA-PR. The NFA is the self-regulatory organization to which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has delegated...more
On January 23, 2014, the National Futures Association (NFA) issued a Request for Comments from commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) as to whether the NFA should adopt rules to: (1) ensure that...more