A Connecticut-based commodities firm settled CFTC charges for trading on misappropriated material non-public information.
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Following a comprehensive two-year examination of carbon markets, the CFTC proposed guidance on the listing of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts.
The CFTC set a comment deadline of December 11, 2023 for a proposal that would (i) raise the amount of money required to invest in funds under certain CFTC Rule exemptions with respect to offerings to "qualified eligible persons" and (ii) increase the disclosure requirements applicable to such funds.
The CFTC proposed raising the amount of money required to invest in funds under CFTC Rule 4.7 ("Exemption from certain part 4 requirements for commodity pool operators with respect to offerings to qualified eligible persons") and increasing the disclosure requirements applicable to such funds.
The CFTC disapproved a designated contract market's proposed options contract based on which political party will have control of Congress.