Last week, the CFTC unanimously approved a new proposed rule designed to prevent U.S. swaps dealers from escaping its margin requirements by conducting business overseas. ...
The CFTC has continued the recent onslaught of “no-action” letters exempting certain entities from its rules. This time, the new “no-action” letter states that “international ...
Last week, the CFTC outlined seven conditions when a forward contract could be excluded from its swap and future delivery definitions. The change will be ...
The inaugural meeting of the CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee met in broad daylight April 2 but much of the talk sounded like visions of ...
It’s even worse than you think. Consider that cyber thieves are now so adept that they can place a virus onto your network that ...
The news keeps getting better for commodity trading advisors. A new CFTC no-action letter builds on recent regulatory developments aiding CTAs. For instance, it extends ...
The CFTC has launched a new website aimed at helping investors better protect themselves against financial fraud. The website, www.SmartCheck.CFTC.gov, offers a tool for investors ...
A new proposed rule from the CFTC would wipe away the requirement that commodity trading advisors (CTAs) save recordings of swap transactions (IA Watch, Nov. ...
The difficulty of getting a handle on new rules for trading derivatives intensifies when two regulators don’t agree. Take the segregation of margin for ...
The CFTC is placing an increased emphasis on the cybersecurity and business continuity disaster recovery planning efforts of the institutions it regulates. “The need to ...