The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced enforcement actions that reflected sweeping, and previously unarticulated, views of their respective...more
10/12/2022
/ CFTC ,
Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) has issued a series of eight staff letters which will facilitate the functioning of the derivatives markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. These actions will assist...more
3/20/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
DSIO ,
Emergency Response ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
National Futures Association ,
New Guidance ,
No-Action Letters ,
Relief Measures ,
SEFs ,
State of Emergency
On February 12, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) published for the first time its examination priorities for the coming year. The release of the priorities will provide legal and compliance...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) on November 3, 2016, proposed revisions (the Supplemental Proposal) to proposed Regulation Automated Trading (Reg AT). Reg AT, if adopted, will broadly affect...more
I. Executive Summary -
On November 24, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) proposed a new regulatory regime for automated trading on US designated contract markets (DCM) (Regulation AT or...more