After consideration of recent CFTC actions concerning a proposed gaming contract, CFTC Commissioner Brian D. Quintenz argued that a provision of the CEA was unconstitutional and that a related CFTC rule was invalid.
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The CFTC began a 90-day review of RSBIX NFL futures contracts proposed by Eris Exchange, LLC.
The Division of Clearing and Risk and the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight provided relief and guidance concerning the treatment of separate accounts of a single beneficial owner by futures commission merchants.
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and IOSCO recommended practices that central counterparties might consider in "the development of, and improvements to, default management auction rules, governance arrangements" and related procedures.
SIFMA, IIB, ISDA, and FIA recommended changes to CFTC-proposed cross-border regulations concerning registration thresholds and certain requirements applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants.