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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
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
After a decade of rulemaking efforts, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing revisions to its regulations concerning federal speculative position limits to conform to the Wall Street Transparency and...more
On January 30, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) voted 3-2 to issue a proposed rulemaking on speculative position limits (the Proposal). The Proposal would apply spot month-only federal...more
On May 26, 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) unanimously approved a proposed supplement (“Supplemental Proposal”) to its December 2013 proposal to establish position limits on futures and economically...more
The CFTC voted on Tuesday to propose a new position limits rule that would establish limits on speculative positions in physical commodity futures contracts. The CFTC’s previous position limits rule was vacated last year by...more
In a widely reported decision, on September 28, 2012 the federal District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) regulations imposing position limits on speculative...more
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment for plaintiffs International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA),...more
On September 28, 2012, Judge Robert Wilkins of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the summary judgment motion of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and Securities Industry and...more
Last Friday, September 28th, the U.S. Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. (“Court”) struck down the commodity speculative position limit rulemaking that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) had...more
The CFTC’s final rule on position limits with respect to derivative contracts in 28 different physical commodities has been vacated and remanded back to the agency. Spot month limits under the rule had been set to go into...more
Discussion Topics •General Overview of the Dodd-Frank Act •Title VII of the Dodd Frank Act: Impact on OTC Derivatives and Energy Trading •Definitions and applicability •Mandatory clearing •Registration requirements ...more