CFTC to Hold Open Meeting on Seventh Series of Proposed Rules under the Dodd-Frank Act

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, December 9, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. to consider the issuance of proposed rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on the following topics:

Core principles and other requirements for swap execution facilities;
End-user exception to mandatory clearing of swaps;
Business conduct standards with counterparties; and
Governance requirements for derivatives clearing organizations, designated contract markets and swap execution facilities, and additional requirements regarding the mitigation of conflicts of interest.
In addition to these proposed rulemakings, the Commission will consider the issuance of an interim final rule for reporting certain post-enactment swap transactions.

The meeting will be open to the public on a first come, first served basis.

Viewing/Listening Information:

Watch a live broadcast of the meeting via webcast on www.cftc.gov

Call-in to a toll-free or toll-telephone line to connect to a live audio feed. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name and affiliation. Conference call information is listed below:

Last Updated: December 2, 2010