Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

This FCM failed to supervise an AP and to provide and maintain an adequate program of supervision.

CFTC Chair Massad recaps swaps regulations while pointing out that Congress hasn't given the Commission the resources to do its job.

Commissioner Giancarlo warns that the "world is voting with its trading book to transact in other markets" because of the Commission's swaps rules.

This statement concerns the charges issued against five banks for attempting to manipulate the foreign exchange benchmark rate.

CFTC Orders Five Banks to Pay over $1.4 Billion in Penalties for Attempted Manipulation of Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates

The Division previously provided no-action relief for certain swaps required to be traded on a swap execution facility (SEF) or designated contract market (DCM) to ...

No-action letter again extending the time-limitation contained in an alternative compliance framework available to certain affiliated counterparties pursuant to Commission regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii)-(iii).

The Division of Market Oversight is extending the relief provided in CFTC Letter No. 14-26 for one year, until December 31, 2015. The letter ...

Apparently bowing to industry pressure, the CFTC last week announced that it will soon propose a new rule that will exclude commodity trading advisors from ...

Time-limited no-action relief to allow Southwest Airlines and its counterparties additional time for public reporting of long-dated Brent and WTI crude oil swap and swaption ...