The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a request for comment (RFC) seeking public input on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in CFTC-regulated markets. The RFC – distributed jointly by the CFTC's...more
I. Starting a Broker-Dealer- Becoming an owner of a broker-dealer (BD) is a time-consuming and expensive endeavor. Although the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires BD registration pursuant to the...more
CFTC Also Proposes Amendments to Help Non-U.S. CPOs and Extends its Uncleared Swap Margin Phase-In Schedule - During the period from late May 2020 through early June 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission held...more
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Regulation 3.10(c)(3) currently provides that non-U.S. commodity pool operators (CPOs) are exempt from registration if they solely operate non-U.S. commodity pools offered to...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) approved the publication of two releases (the “Final Rules”) on November 25, 2019, adopting final amendments to Part 4 of the CFTC Rules which codify and expand a number...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2019 unanimously approved for publication a rule proposal related to the use of derivatives and certain other transactions by companies that have elected to be...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register on December 10, 20191 amendments to five different aspects of the regulatory framework applicable to certain commodity pool operators (CPOs) and...more
Director Joshua B. Sterling of the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO or Division) delivered several speeches in September and early October 2019, setting forth certain guiding principles and the...more
On October 18, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a proposal in the Federal Register (Proposed Rule) to amend several key compliance and registration regulations governing commodity pool operators...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on October 9, 2018 to amend certain aspects of the current regulatory framework applicable to commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity...more
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 - CFTC Approves Proposed Regulations for CPOs and CTAs - On October 9, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved proposed rules intended to simplify regulations for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and...more
Amid concerns that many investors may not fully understand the risks associated with virtual currencies, or the limits of regulatory oversight, the National Futures Association (NFA) recently issued an interpretive notice...more
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) on December 1, 2017 self-certified contracts for bitcoin futures products with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Additionally, on...more
Investment Advisers - Annual Compliance Reviews: All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to review their...more
In response to industry comment, on October 15 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) provided further relief from commodity pool operator (CPO) registration to a...more
The staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC Staff) on October 15, 2014 simplified the process for a natural person or entity that the CFTC considers to be a commodity pool operator (CPO) to delegate its CPO...more