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Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer's Hedge Start: When Is CFTC Registration Necessary?

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An initial question faced by a new hedge fund manager is whether or not registration with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be required. Limited Trading Exemption - CFTC Rule 4.13(a)(3), which...more

Proskauer - Tax Talks

Federal Appellate Court Rules that Certain Foreign Currency Options Are Subject to the Section 1256 Mark-to-Market Regime

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Recently, in Wright v. Commissioner, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reopened the question of the application of Section 1256 to foreign currency options (and also, possibly, to foreign currency...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CME Group Issues Notice Prohibiting Transitory EFRPs

CME Group has issued an advisory notice prohibiting transitory exchange for related positions (EFRPs) on each of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the New York Mercantile Exchange...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Swaps Based on Foreign Securities May Soon Count Toward De Minimis Calculations

In their joint swap definitions release in July 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a distinction between (i) a “compo” equity total return swap, in...more

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