The CFTC Announced the Launch of a Website for Market Participants to Register for CFTC Interim Compliant Identifiers (CICI)

The CFTC has announced that market participants who are required to obtain a CICI to comply with the CFTC's swap data reporting regulations can now do so through the new CICI website. The website is free and publicly available.

CICIs are interim legal entity identifiers (LEI), which will be used by registered entities and swap counterparties in complying with the CFTC's swap data reporting regulations.

The CFTC also announced that it is participating in an international process, coordinated by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), to establish governance principles and reference data requirements and to implement a global LEI system. Once the global LEI system is implemented and operational, the CFTC expects the CICI to transition into the global LEI system.

For questions related to acquiring a CICI, consult the frequently asked questions on the CICI utility website.