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CFTC open meeting scheduled for 516 at 9:30 a.m. eastern: block sizes, made available to trade, SEFs and anti-disruptive trading practices

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 11 2013

The proposed agenda covers: Minimum Block Sizes for Swaps; The "Made Available to Trade" Rule Under section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act

A practical guide to the Eligible Contract Participant (ECP) definition: a Q&A for banks and borrowers

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

The Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”), as modified by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act and interpreted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Where can I find the official list of CFTC registered swap dealers and major swap participants?

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 24 2013

We are asked this question with ever increasing frequency, so we thought that we would answer it "once and for all". These are the forms that the

CFTC Letter 13-09: relief from reporting requirements for intra-group swaps

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 10 2013

The CFTC recently issued no-action relief from certain swap data reporting requirements for swaps entered into between affiliated

CFTC offers non-swap dealers (some) relief from (some) swap reporting requirements: the "who, what, when, where, why" of CFTC Letter 13-10

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 9 2013

The CFTC just released (less than 7 hours before the deadline) CFTC Letter No. 13-10 providing no action relief from the reporting

Getting ready for Dodd-Frank: a checklist for non-swap dealers and non-major swap participants

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 3 2013

Please note that this message does not constitute legal advice and, in any event, may not be applicable to your particular situation. Therefore, you

Dodd-Frank Protocol 2.0 now open & update on Treasury Market Practices Group forward MBS recommendation

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 28 2013

A few updates of note: 1) Dodd-Frank Protocol 2.0 Open - As of March 22nd, Dodd-Frank Protocol 2.0 is open for adherence. More information is

Under the bucket theory, zero purchase price repo transactions are condisered repurchase agreements under section 101(47) of the Bankruptcy Code

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 18 2013

The Bankruptcy Court found that individual repurchase transactions having a purchase price of zero may fall within the definition of "repurchase

A swap guarantor must be an ECP: CFTC OGC Letter No. 12-17

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 16 2013

Section 2(e) of the Commodity Exchange Act requires every swap counterparty to be an eligible contract participant ("ECP"). In CFTC OGC Letter No

DOL Advisory Opinion 2013-01A: cleared swaps under ERISA - margin not a plan asset CCPS & FCMs are not fiduciaries no prohibited transactions

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 14 2013

This posting summarizes Advisory Opinion 2013-01A, which was issued by the U.S. Department of Labor in February 2013 in order to address key