The CFTC issued a Request for Information on risks to the derivatives and commodities markets presented by climate change.
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NFA reminded futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, CPOs and CTAs of their ongoing disclosure and reporting requirements when engaging in virtual currency activities.
In a series of Notices, NFA reminded member firms, by type, of their regulatory obligations based on common examination deficiencies.
CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight staff advised futures commission merchants on accepting and holding virtual currency as customer funds in connection with physically delivered futures contracts or swaps; staff also provided guidance on related risk management programs.
FINRA proposed amendments to the Security Futures Risk Disclosure Statement to reflect recent changes on position limits for security futures contracts, market-wide circuit breaker benchmarks and thresholds, and that exchanges may now list security futures on certain debt instruments.