Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

This spring, CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo told Congress he would prefer an unanimous vote to stop the threshold for swap dealer registration from falling ...

Calling virtual currencies “unlike any commodity that the CFTC has dealt with in the past,” the Commission has ordered designated contract markets, swap execution facilities ...

The Commission proposes to amend the definition of “eligible master netting agreement” in the CFTC Margin Rule to ensure that master netting agreements of firms ...

It’s very common for CPOs and CTAs to hire third parties to house their books and records. Sources have shared with CPO/CTA Watch NFA guidance ...

Institutional investors that don’t control a commodity fund’s “operations or its investment decisions” could qualify for an exemption from the CFTC’s positions’ aggregation rule and ...

A Wall Street fight over credit default swaps that involves an RIA has captured the attention of CFTC staff.   Three agency divisions jointly released ...

It’s been one year since the CFTC announced its LabCFTC as a means to encourage FinTech innovations to keep markets on the cutting edge (CPO/CTA ...

Earlier this year, CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo said it was time to recalculate how to value swaps and he promised a white paper on the ...

Dan Berkovitz once served as the CFTC’s general counsel. If President Trump has his way, Berkovitz will now get to serve as a commissioner.   ...

And true to our word, we at the CFTC have spent considerable time and resources to forge strong relations and seek cross border coordination with ...