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Derivatives Markets Under Sanction and Pandemic Pressure: How to Respond

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supply of many commodities. Prices of a number of commodities increased substantially from December 2021 to March 2022: crude oil prices and wheat prices increased by more than...more

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CFTC Sets the Parameters for Which Virtual Currencies are Subject to Full CFTC Jurisdiction by Merit of How They are Bought and...

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2020 its final interpretive guidance concerning retail commodity transactions involving certain digital assets (2020 Guidance).1 The 2020...more

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CFTC Finalizes New Requirement Applying Statutory Disqualification Prohibitions to CPOs Exempt under CFTC Regulation 4.13 – Exempt...

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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

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CFTC Clarifies Meaning of ‘Actual Delivery’ in Margined, Leveraged or Financed Retail Transactions in Virtual Currencies

On March 24, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) voted unanimously to adopt an interpretation of the term “actual delivery” with respect to retail virtual currency transactions (2020 Guidance)....more

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New CFTC DSIO Director Outlines Components of Regulatory Program Applicable to Asset Managers; Addresses Extension of the CFTC...

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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

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The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) publish final draft technical standards amending margin requirements for...

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The ESAs published their co-authored draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the 19 December 2017, amending the framework of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) in relation to physically settled foreign...more

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"House Bill to Shake Up CFTC Rulemakings"

Less than two weeks into the new congressional session, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 239 to 182 the Commodity End-User Relief Act1 (the Bill or House Bill), marking the first step by the new...more

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CFTC Issues Final Rules Regarding the Cross-Border Application of its Uncleared Swaps Margin Requirements - June 2016

On May 24, 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) in a much anticipated action approved the issuance of final rules (“Final Rules”) regarding the cross-border application of its uncleared swaps margin...more

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Bridging the Week - October 2015 #4

Proposed Automated Trading Rule by CFTC Likely to Follow Already Existing Best Practices; SEC Also Contemplating New Measures - In two speeches last week, Timothy Massad, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading...more

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"CFTC Proposes Rules for Cross-Border Application of Uncleared Margin"

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently proposed rules1 to address the cross-border application of margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants not subject to...more

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CFTC Issues Proposed Rules Regarding the Cross-Border Application of its Uncleared Swaps Margin Requirements

On June 29, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued proposed rules (“Proposed Rules”) regarding the cross-border application of its proposed uncleared swaps margin rules issued last October. The...more

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