News & Analysis as of September 19, 2024

Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs)

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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 +

Customer Segregation: Keep It Separate

CPO and CTA Rule Proposals

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 10/29/2018

Earlier this month, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed rules that would codify certain relief provided to commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors in the post Dodd-Frank Act years....more

CFTC Staff Clarifies Registration Relief Available to Non-US Asset Managers

Morgan Lewis on 2/22/2016

No-action relief confirms that non-US asset managers may rely on an exemption from CFTC registration when trading uncleared swaps in the United States for the accounts of their non-US clients, an issue that had been in doubt...more

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Relief Helpful for Non-U.S. Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors

Dechert LLP on 2/19/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) provided no-action relief on February 12, 2016 to commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - November 12, 2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/12/2013

CFTC Proposed Rule on Commodity Pools - On November 5, the CFTC issued a proposed rule that would require that all registered introducing brokers (IBs), commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors...more

Legal Alert: The CPO and CTA Regulatory Regimes: What Operators of and Advisers to Commodity Pools Should Expect in 2013

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 1/18/2013

There were a number of significant changes to the regulatory regime for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) in 2012. As a result of these changes, various types of collective investment...more

NFA Issues Guidance on Reaffirmation of CPO/CTA Exemptions

K&L Gates LLP on 12/13/2012

Introduction - Earlier this year, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) promulgated amendments to its regulations governing commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) and commodity trading advisors (“CTAs”) that now...more

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