On December 4, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued for public comment proposed guidance regarding the listing by designated contract markets (“DCMs”) of voluntary carbon credit (“VCC”) derivative contracts (the “Proposed Guidance”).
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CFTC Amends Chief Compliance Officer Duties and Annual Report Requirements
By Colin D. Lloyd, Brian J. Morris, Reshama Patel & Adrianna C. ScheerCook on
On August 21, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) unanimously approved final amendments (the “Amendments”) to its regulations governing chief compliance officer (“CCO”) duties and annual compliance report requirements for swap dealers, major swap participants and futures commission merchants (together, “Registrants”) (the “CCO Rule”).
The Amendments seek to streamline and clarify the CCO…
Recent CFTC Enforcement Actions: Spoofing and Virtual Currency Task Forces
By Nowell D. Bamberger, Brian J. Morris, Molly B. Calkins & Anoushka Asgari on
Posted in CFTC, Enforcement
On March 14, 2018, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo gave a speech at the Futures Industry Association (“FIA”) annual meeting in Boca Raton, Florida, in which he reviewed the CFTC’s activities during the past year and provided a preview of CFTC priorities for the coming year.[1] Among the issues addressed in Chairman Giancarlo’s speech were the CFTC’s successes and priorities in enforcement, including in particular initiatives in the area of anti-spoofing and virtual currencies.
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