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The Commodity Futures Training Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued an advisory (the “Staff Advisory”) reminding designated contract markets (“DCMs”) and derivatives...more
On April 21, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Divisions of Market Oversight, Clearing and Risk, and Market Participants issued two Requests for Comment (RFCs) on 24/7 trading and clearing of derivatives...more
UPDATE: On 1 May 2025, NFA withdrew Interpretive Notice 9083. The guidance remains available on NFA’s website for industry participants’ review....more
On April 21, 2025, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) staff issued two Requests for Comment (“RFCs”) aimed at gathering public input on emerging areas of interest in the derivatives markets....more
On April 21, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Divisions of Market Oversight, Clearing and Risk, and Market Participants issued two requests for comments soliciting public feedback related to the...more
Friday, March 27, 2025, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) formally withdrew two crypto-related staff advisories, Staff Advisory No. 18-14 (advisory with respect to virtual currency derivative product...more
On March 28, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued two press releases announcing the withdrawal of two previous advisories that reflected the agency's heightened review approach to digital asset...more
On March 28, 2025, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) announced in CFTC Letter 25-07 that they are withdrawing CFTC Staff Advisory...more
On February 25, 2025, the Division of Enforcement (the “Division”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC” or “Commission”) issued an Enforcement Advisory which quantifies the monetary credit that entities can...more
President Donald Trump's nomination of Brian D. Quintenz to serve as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) portends a potential shift towards a more business-friendly regulatory approach to...more
On February 11, the White House nominated Brian Quintenz to replace Caroline Pham as Chairman of the CFTC. He previously worked as the Head of Policy at a venture capital fund that invests in cryptoassets. Quintenz previously...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently published a final rule amending the list of permissible investments for customer funds by futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations....more
Are there differences in the way in which derivatives and insurance contracts are regulated? Yes. Weather derivatives and insurance contracts are subject to totally different regulatory regimes. Derivatives are subject to the...more
At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business...more
In Short - The Background: As voluntary carbon credits ("VCCs") have grown in popularity, questions about their integrity and quality have arisen for investors and among regulators and lawmakers. For this reason, many have...more
On December 4, 2023 the CFTC issued proposed guidance regarding the listing of voluntary carbon credit ("VCC") derivative contracts ("Proposed Guidance"). The Proposed Guidance outlines factors that designated contract...more
Recently the CFTC settled an administrative proceeding with an FCM that FCM risk managers will want to examine closely. The settlement relates to allegations (among others) that the FCM violated CFTC Rules 1.11 and...more
COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect on the securities and derivatives markets. Public companies and market participants face significant operational challenges and unpredictability, including evolving and novel...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) at year-end issued one final and two proposed rulemakings. The proposed rules are potentially significant for all swap market participants, and the final rules are...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed a series of changes to its general regulations governing derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs). The CFTC has stated that the proposed amendments are intended to...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letters to Facilitate Cross-Border Compliance with the Research “Unbundling” Provisions of the European...more
On September 29, 2015, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad delivered a “State of the Derivatives Marketplace” speech before the 3rd Annual OTC Derivative Summit North America. The speech...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
The financial crisis of 2008 demonstrated that the then-existing financial regulatory system was in need of substantial repair. By any measure, the financial regulatory reform that has followed has been extensive. In areas...more
IOSCO Publishes Consultation Paper on Risk Mitigation Standards for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives - On September 17, the IOSCO published a consultation paper on risk mitigation standards for non-centrally...more