The European Commission grants the USA the equivalent regulatory regime for central counterparties as the European Union.
The European Commission has determined that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has the equivalent requirements as the EU in regulating central counterparties (‘CCPs’). This follows the announcement of 10 February 2016 by Commissioner Hill and CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad on a common approach for transatlantic CCPs.
More information via press release: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-807_en.htm
