The CFTC Division of Market Oversight extended no-action relief from the ownership and control reporting requirements for reporting entities.
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The CFTC Market Participants Division extended temporary no-action relief to permit futures commission merchants to invest customer funds in securities that include an adjustable interest rate benchmarked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
A CFTC final rule that applies federal speculative position limits to 25 "core referenced futures contracts," including futures and options linked to those contracts and economically equivalent swaps, was published in the Federal Register.
In a 3-2 vote, the CFTC adopted a final rule that applies federal speculative position limits to 25 "core referenced futures contracts," including futures and options linked to those contracts and economically equivalent swaps.
In an open meeting, the CFTC approved three final rules: (i) one concerning position limits for derivatives, (ii) one extending the Phase VI compliance date of the margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants, and (iii) one exempting certain foreign intermediaries from the requirement to register as CPOs.