The hullabaloo surrounding the run-up in the price of GameStop and the activities of Robinhood Markets, Inc. have generated front page news, calls for action, and allegations of wrongdoing.
The CFTC published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2011 a notice of proposed rulemaking that would establish initial and variation margin requirements for uncleared swaps. The comment period closed on July 11, 2011. View notice in full here(links externally to CFTC website).
