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6 Sep 2016, 10:49 am by D. Daxton White
According to the SEC, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is the federal agency that regulates commodity futures and options markets in the United States. [read post]
20 May 2019, 7:01 am by BTugendstein
On March 4, 2019, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for the first time awarded a whistleblower over $2 million for providing the Commission with information that led to a successful enforcement action for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), and a related action brought by another federal regulator. [read post]
2 Mar 2018, 2:17 am
Freiderichsen allegedly fraudulently induced clients to provide him with access to their personal commodity futures accounts held at Futures Commission Merchants; and, thereafter, purportedly traded commodity futures in ... [read post]
12 May 2012, 3:07 pm by Andrew Cross
In short, the operator and advisor to an offshore fund will not need to register as a CPO or CTA, respectively, if two conditions are satisfied: 1) All exchange-traded futures, SEF-executed swaps or centrally cleared swaps are cleared through a CFTC registered futures commission merchant or "FCM"; and 2) All of the fund's investors are located outside of the United States. [read post]
25 Apr 2024, 1:59 pm by Stephanie Ricker
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has contacted several of the United States’ largest financial institutions to… The post CFTC Scrutinizes Financial Institutions’ Employee Agreements for Any Language that Deters Whistleblowers appeared first on TZ Legal - Fraud Fighters. [read post]
22 Oct 2020, 8:50 pm by Hannah McAslan (UK)
On 20 October 2020, there was published a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Bank of England (BoE) and the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the supervision and oversight of clearing organisations that operate on a cross-border basis in both the United States and the United Kingdom. [read post]
27 Jun 2018, 9:13 am by Kevin Kaufman
This indicates that foreigners have U.S. dollars that, at some point in the future, will be reinvested into the United States. [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 12:32 pm by Michael Sugarman
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC“) “issued a time-limited no-action letter that extends relief to swap dealers [] registered with the CFTC that are established under the laws of jurisdictions other than the United States [] from certain transaction-level requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act. [read post]
20 Oct 2010, 3:51 pm by Hedge Fund Lawyer
**** NATIONAL FUTURES ASSOCIATION FOREX INVESTOR ALERT OCTOBER 18, 2010 New Forex Rules Become Effective on October 18 On August 30, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued its final rules regarding retail off-exchange foreign currency (forex) trading in the United States. [read post]
25 Sep 2023, 9:01 pm by renholding
In addition to being leveraged, trading in the assets was not limited to eligible contract participants, and did not result in actual delivery of the underlying commodities (bitcoin and ether in this case) within 28 days, rendering them retail commodity transactions under the CEA.10 Even though the leveraged trades that constituted retail commodity transactions were offered by an unaffiliated third party, the CFTC charged 0x with engaging in unlawful… [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 9:41 pm
COMMODITIES TRADING May a Futures Commission Merchant Sue a Board of Trade for Failure to Keep a Commodities Exchange Honest? [read post]
14 Dec 2020, 8:40 am by Eric Nyman
  On November 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved a final rule establishing a framework for the Commission to grant an exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) to a clearing organization organized outside of the United States for the purpose of clearing proprietary swap transactions for U.S. persons. [read post]
17 Mar 2014, 3:51 pm by Jessica M. Brown
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Financial Services Agency of Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation which expresses the agencies’ intent to work together to supervise and oversee regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in Japan and the United States. [read post]
17 Mar 2014, 3:51 pm by Jessica M. Brown
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Financial Services Agency of Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation which expresses the agencies’ intent to work together to supervise and oversee regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in Japan and the United States. [read post]
1 Oct 2012, 6:46 am by Leland E. Beck
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia last week struck down the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s Position Limits for Futures and Swaps final rule and interim final rule in International Swaps and Derivatives Association v. [read post]
16 May 2018, 2:11 pm by Eversheds Sutherland
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report assessing the market impacts due to the United States transitioning from being a net importer to a net exporter of LNG in 2016. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 4:11 am by Administrator
It was given the task of regulating commodity futures and option markets in the United States. [read post]
8 Jan 2021, 8:15 am by Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 7 January 2021, the United StatesCommodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that they had signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding cooperation and exchange of information with respect to certain registered derivatives clearing organisations established in the United States that are central counterparties (CCPs) recognised by ESMA under… [read post]
27 Jun 2013, 1:47 am
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed an enforcement action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against MF Global Inc. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 1:12 pm by Silver Law Group
Although insider trading is clearly illegal, it is hard to detect without the participation of whistleblowers who collaborate with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading (CFTC). [read post]