The administration requested that CFTC and SEC funding be doubled from their 2015 levels. In a statement contained in his FY 2017 budget submission to Congress, the administration recommended that the down payment toward the five-year doubling target include $1.8 billion for the SEC and $330 million for the CFTC.

FINRA reminded broker-dealers of their "best efforts" compliance obligations under Securities Exchange rules on contingency offerings.

FINRA warned that advertisements promoting higher-than-average CD yields could be used to lure investors into buying high-commission products, such as fixed or equity-indexed annuities.

The CFTC granted certain Korea Exchange member firms an exemption from CFTC registration as futures commission merchants.

The CFTC rescheduled its Technology Advisory Committee meeting for February 23, 2016.