This advisory is the latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") staff action conveying a Commission or staff view that CFTC registrants conducting business in nontraditional ways may need to register...more
In Short -
The Situation: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") staff have issued—and the Commission is now enforcing—a new interpretation of "swap execution facility" that expands the Commodity Exchange Act's...more
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supply of many commodities. Prices of a number of commodities increased substantially from December 2021 to March 2022: crude oil prices and wheat prices increased by more than...more
6/15/2022
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Commodities ,
Derivatives ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Futures ,
Margin Requirements ,
Market Volatility ,
Military Conflict ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Trading Suspension ,
Ukraine