OTC Derivatives Documentation: the Need for Standardization
In a DerivSource Spotlight article, Sapient Global Markets explores some of the key impacts regulatory reforms will have on the…
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CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight Issues Letter to Market Participants Requiring Compliance with New Large Trader Reporting System for Physical Commodity Swaps and Swaptions
Division to Provide Temporary and Conditional Safe Harbor for Less than Fully Compliant Reporting The Commodity Futures…
CFTC Supports Prompt Initiation of MF Global Customer Claims and Moving “Cash-Only” Accounts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today supported the Trustee’s application for an expedited claims process in the…
CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers to Act as Senior Commissioner for the Agency in Any Matters Relating to the Bankruptcy of MF Global, Inc.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Commissioner Jill E. Sommers will be acting as…
Daniel Gallagher Sworn in as SEC Commissioner
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Daniel M. Gallagher has been sworn into office as…
CFTC-SEC Statement on MF Global
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission today made the following joint statement: “For…
Brian Bussey Named Associate Director for Derivatives Policy and Trading Practices in Division of Trading and Markets
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Brian A. Bussey has been named Associate Director for…
Apportunity? An App Marketplace for Trading OTC Derivatives
A new app marketplace for OTC derivatives that is low cost and regulatory compliant is nearly at…
CFTC to Hold Open Meeting to Consider Two Final Rules and Two Proposals
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Monday, December 5, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., on the following topics:
(1) Final Rule on Investment of Customer Funds and Funds Held in an Account for Foreign Futures and Options Transactions;
(2) Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Process for Making a Swap Available to Trade under Section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act
(3) Final Rule on Registration of Foreign Boards of Trade