The FIA released its December 2023 data on customer funds held at US FCMs.
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The CFTC withdrew its original proposal and newly proposed to allow an FCM, subject to certain conditions, to treat separate accounts of a single beneficial owner as if they were owned by different persons, for purposes of margin withdrawals from the separate accounts.
The CFTC proposed changing the types of investments that futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations can make using customer funds.
The CFTC Division of Market Oversight extended no-action relief from the ownership and control reporting requirements for reporting entities.
CFTC staff extended no-action relief on the treatment of separate accounts by futures commission merchants until the earlier of June 30, 2024 or the effective date of any final CFTC action regarding its risk management regulations.