The CFTC issued Orders permitting the clearing activities of the Taiwan Futures Exchange and ICE NGX Canada.
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The CFTC granted exemptions to five foreign futures and options markets to allow their member firms to accept U.S. customer funds for margining futures and options contracts without registering as futures commission merchants with the CFTC.
The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight provided temporary exemptive relief to non-U.S. introducing brokers that temporarily fail to register with the CFTC.
The CFTC added 21 names to a list of foreign entities that are not registered with the CFTC. These entities are suspected of soliciting and accepting funds from U.S. retail investors for trading in binary options or foreign currency.
The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight reminded futures commission merchants and introducing brokers of their compliance requirements regarding suspicious activity reporting and economic sanctions programs.