Jill Sommers Reflects on the CFTC, Dodd-Frank, and Her Future
Regulation 2013: Dodd-Frank Position Limits, CFTC Reuthorization, Regulatory Harmonization
Until August 12, 2022, CPOs and CTAs may continue to file position limit disaggregation notices upon request, rather than prospectively, and exempt CTAs may continue to rely upon the “independent account controller”...more
On December 5, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued final regulations regarding the aggregation of positions and accounts to assess compliance with speculative position limits, as well as to add a potential...more
Key Points - - Unless an exemption from aggregation is available, all positions in accounts for which any person controls the trading or holds a 10 percent or greater ownership or equity interest must be aggregated...more
SEC/CORPORATE - Supreme Court Rules on Insider Trading Involving Family and Friends - In its first insider trading decision in nearly two decades, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously to uphold an insider trading...more
In the almost six years since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has, in large part, finalized its rulemakings...more
On September 22, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) unanimously approved the publication of a “supplemental” proposed rule on position limits. The supplemental proposal would modify the...more
Significant amendments to the CFTC’s large trader reporting program will apply as of August 15, 2014. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has seemingly increased the number of Form 40/40S requests it...more
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), on November 5, 2013, re- proposed a rulemaking (the Re-Proposed Rule) that would establish specific limits on speculative positions in 28 physical commodity futures and...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
At a public meeting on November 5, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to propose amendments to its rules requiring the aggregation of certain accounts for purposes of complying with CFTC speculative...more