Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

It’s unusual for the CFTC to revoke a large firm’s registration, especially for violations of regulatory laws overseen by another regulator

The CFTC has decreed a new system that would require a unique product identifier and product classification for swap recordkeeping and reporting. The new order ...

Fines were adjusted in 2023

One case the Commission highlighted involved a hedge fund and its CFO charged with providing false or misleading information to swap counterparties of a private ...

'Many crypto-asset activities lack basic risk controls,' report claims

'Broken windows' gets industry workout

This letter extending CFTC Letter 19-19 shall remain in effect until the earlier of either Aug. 12, 2025 or the effective date of a ...

The proposal aims to give the market “added flexibility,” the CFTC maintains. It also summarizes global efforts to aid the transition away from LIBOR

The notification requirement kicks in “when specified market or other events affect a commodity pool’s ability to fulfill its participant obligations”

Regulators too focused on 'behavioral,' not 'structural' evidence, Zhang says