The CFTC voted to propose amending its uncleared swap margin regulations to (i) extend the implementation date of initial margin requirements, and (ii) exempt certain transactions from uncleared margin requirements.

In separate disciplinary actions, the New York Mercantile Exchange fined an individual trader and a proprietary trading firm for spoofing and position limit violations.

In a joint statement, the CFTC, FinCEN and the SEC reminded those engaged in digital asset transactions to comply with anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act.

In an interview at the Yahoo! Finance All Markets Summit, CFTC Chair Heath P. Tarbert declared that Ethereum is a commodity under the Commodity Exchange Act.

NFA President Thomas W. Sexton III highlighted the NFA's approach to derivatives industry regulation.

The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight provided time-limited no-action relief to a firm and its employees from certain registration requirements.

The CFTC appointed Melissa Netram to serve as Director of the LabCFTC.

On October 17, 2019, Cadwalader will host its fourth annual Finance Forum. Conference participants will examine emerging trends, key regulatory changes and recent market developments.

NFA reminded members to implement no less than the minimum requirements outlined in recently updated guidance on branch office supervision.

The SEC, CFTC and Federal Reserve adopted an interagency final rule intended to simplify the Volcker Rule.