Regulatory Standards, Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)

CFTC Staff Issues Advisory on the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/12/2024

On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Divisions of Clearing and Risk, Data, Market Oversight, and Market Participants (together, the “Divisions”) issued a staff advisory (the...more

CFTC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Connection with Risk Management Program Regulations for SDs, MSPs and FCMs

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/16/2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission” or the ”CFTC”), on May 31, 2023 published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”), seeking public comment in connection with potential amendments to the...more

NFTs as Commodities: Proposed Senate Bill Signals Regulatory Guidelines

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 6/14/2022

In the rapidly moving world of digital assets, specifically non-fungible tokens (NFTs), we begin to gain some clarity on their future. Creators and regulators alike have speculated about when and how NFTs will be regulated. A...more

The Long Arm of the CFTC: What Stakeholders in Brazil and Latin America Should Know

Jones Day on 9/16/2021

Established in 1974 in Washington, D.C., the CFTC was originally responsible for overseeing and regulating the commodity futures and options markets in the United States. Initially, its primary focus was to regulate trading...more

Smart Contracts That Violate the Commodity Exchange Act: What Parties Are Liable?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/28/2019

In recent years, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has devoted significant resources to addressing how the requirements of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the regulations thereunder apply to...more

CFTC Division of Market Oversight Holds Roundtable to Assess the Made Available to Trade Process

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 7/21/2015

On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Market Oversight (“DMO”) hosted a public roundtable to discuss the process to determine whether a swap must be executed on an...more