On April 4, 2025, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Market Participants Division ("MPD") issued compliance relief for registered swap dealers ("SDs") from the requirement to provide the so-called...more
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the “Order”) to protect “American Energy from State Overreach.”...more
Friday, March 27, 2025, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) formally withdrew two crypto-related staff advisories, Staff Advisory No. 18-14 (advisory with respect to virtual currency derivative product...more
On March 13, 2025, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued Letter 25-05, withdrawing controversial and much-criticized Staff Letter 21-19 (“SEF Registration Advisory”), which was issued September 29, 2021...more
On March 11, 2025 at the 50th Annual International Futures Industry (“FIA”) Conference, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Acting Chairman Caroline Pham delivered a ground-breaking keynote covering administrative...more
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On February 25th, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Enforcement (“Division”) issued a long-awaited advisory (the “Advisory”) regarding its evaluation of how a company’s or individual’s...more
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On November 21, 2024, International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) published a consultation report (the “Report”) to provide guidance on acceptable pre-hedging practices and soliciting feedback from market...more
On September 22, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (the “CFTC” or the “Commission") Division of Market Oversight extended its no-action position regarding certain large trader reporting (“LTR”) obligations for...more
On May 17, the staff of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Division of Clearing and Risk (“DCR”) issued an advisory (“Advisory”) that encourages entities using prime brokerage (“PB”) arrangements that provide...more