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Commodities Futures Trading Commission De Minimis Claims

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 -
Morrison & Foerster LLP

CFTC Order Extends Application of Current De Minimis Threshold Until December 2019

Last week the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued an order (the “De Minimis Order”) that pushes back by one year the date on which the CFTC may lower its swap dealer de minimis threshold, the amount of swap...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Commission Approves an Order Regarding Swap Dealer Registration De Minimis Exception

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On October 13, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission extended until December 31, 2018, the $8 billion swap dealer registration de minimis threshold. Unless it is further modified, the threshold will become $3...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CFTC Releases Its Final Staff Report on the Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception

Last month the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) released the final report of its staff (the “Staff”) on the de minimis exception to the CFTC’s definition of “swap dealer” (the “Final Report”). That exception,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Staff Issues Final Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Report

On August 15, 2016, Staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) published a final report regarding the de minimis exception from swap dealer registration (“Staff De Minimis Report”).  The Staff De Minimis...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

CFTC Finalizes Rule to Exclude Swaps with Municipal Utilities From $25 Million De Minimis Swap Dealer Threshold

The CFTC has published its final rule to exclude most swaps used for hedging purposes by municipal and other governmental utilities from counting against the $25 million swap dealer de minimis threshold that currently applies...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 22

In this issue: - Delaware Legislation Banning Fee-Shifting in Bylaws and Charters - CFTC Proposes to Amend De Minimis Threshold for Swaps with Utility Providers - CFTC Grants Recordkeeping Relief for...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - October 25, 2013

In this issue: - SEC Proposes New Rules for Crowdfunding Exemption - CFTC Provides Clarification for SD and MSP Employees Acting in Clerical or Ministerial Capacities - CFTC Requests Public Comment on MAT...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

De Minimis Exemption Inhibiting Funds

Quite a number of collective investment vehicles, including funds, and other entities that may not be viewed by the CFTC as “operating companies” may, in the absence of specific relief or an available exemption, be a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Swaps Based on Foreign Securities May Soon Count Toward De Minimis Calculations

In their joint swap definitions release in July 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a distinction between (i) a “compo” equity total return swap, in...more

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