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CFTC proposes position limits and exemptions for certain energy contracts

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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January 27 2010

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s proposed rules establishing federal speculative position limits for futures and options on futures contracts on four energy contractsHenry Hub natural gas, West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude oil, New York Harbor No. 2 heating oil and New York Harbor gasoline blendstockwere published for comment in the Federal Register on January 26

Foreign listed stock index futures and options approvals

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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September 28 2010

Attached please find the updated Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approvals Chart, current as of September 28, 2010

Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approvals Chart

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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March 31 2011

Attached please find the updated Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approvals Chart, current as of March 31, 2011

CFTC issues annual guidance letter regarding CPO reporting requirements

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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February 11 2011

The Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight (DCIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued its annual guidance letter to commodity pool operators (CPOs) and their accountants, summarizing annual CPO reporting obligations

CFTC proposes substantial amendments to speculative position limits

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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February 22 2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued proposed rules that would substantially modify the position limit and position accountability rules that currently apply to the trading of various agricultural, energy and metals derivative products

CFTC issues interpretation of Dodd-Frank anti-fraud authority

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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December 9 2011

Amendments made to the Commodity Exchange Act by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) require that an agreement, contract or transaction in any commodity that is entered into with, or offered to, a non-eligible contract participant or non-eligible commercial entity on a leveraged, margined, or financed basis must be conducted on a regulated exchange and be subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s anti-fraud authority, unless actual delivery of the commodity is made within 28 days

CFTC adopts final rule on investment of customer funds

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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December 9 2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has adopted amendments to CFTC Rules 1.25 and 30.7 that would narrow the scope of permissible investments for customer funds held by futures commission merchants (FCMs) and derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) in the customer segregated account maintained under section 4d(a)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act or the foreign futures and foreign options secured amount account maintained in accordance with CFTC Rule 30.7

Public meeting of the technology advisory committee

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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December 9 2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on December 13, to address: (1) emerging issues in relation to swap execution facilities; (2) high frequency traders and their market impact; and (3) interim recommendations from the subcommittee on data standardization regarding universal product and legal entity identifiers, standardization of machine-readable legal contracts, and data storage and retrieval

CFTC Division of Market Oversight guidebook for Part 20 reports

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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December 9 2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight has issued a guidebook containing additional guidance and detailed instructions for submitting large swap trader reports required by new Part 20 of the CFTC’s rules

CFTC grants CME Clearing Europe Limited registration as a derivatives clearing organization

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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September 9 2011

On September 2, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order granting CME Clearing Europe Limited registration as a derivatives clearing organization pursuant to Section 5b of the Commodity Exchange Act