CFTC to Vote on Dodd-Frank SEF Rules
CFTC to Vote on Dodd-Frank SEF RulesThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will vote next week on the Swap Execution Facilities (SEF) rules overseeing derivatives under the Dodd-Frank Wall...
View ArticleCFTC Approves Trade Execution Rules
CFTC Approves Trade Execution RulesAt 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, the CFTC held an open meeting to consider trade execution rules and interpretive guidance regarding anti-disruptive trading practices...
View ArticleCFTC Approves SEF Rules and Swaps Block Rule
CFTC Approves SEF Rules and Swaps Block RuleOn Thursday the CFTC approved the Swaps Block Rule, the Made Available to Trade Rule, the SEF rules, and the Interpretive Guidance and Policy Statement on...
View ArticleSEF Rules Approval Leads to Early December Projection for Transacting all...
SEF Rules Approval Leads to Early December Projection for Transacting all Standardized Swaps on SEFsWith the CFTC’s approval of the SEF rules last Thursday, swap users and would-be SEFs are targeting...
View ArticleEvaluation By EU of U.S. Credit Swap Rules Delayed
Evaluation By EU of U.S. Credit Swap Rules DelayedThe European Commission has given regulators at the European Securities and Markets Authority more time to analyze United States and Japanese credit...
View ArticleCFTC and European Commission Reach Concordance on Derivatives
CFTC and European Commission Reach Concordance on DerivativesThe tenuous issue of cross-border derivatives regulation between the United States and the European Union may be over soon, according to a...
View ArticleRegulatory Adjustment to New CFTC Ruling on Cross-Border Swaps
Regulatory Adjustment to New CFTC Ruling on Cross-Border SwapsThe impacts of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) response to cross-border swaps are yet unknown. With a 75 day period of...
View ArticleCFTC allows for a few delays in swap trade initiatives
CFTC allows for a few delays in swap trade initiativesAccording to Reuters, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), who has by and large refused to budge on its October 2nd deadline for SEF’s...
View ArticleSwaps Trade Transitioning Smoothly, Despite Government Shut Down
Swaps Trade Transitioning Smoothly, Despite Government Shut DownWith the exception of a few delays instituted within the past week, the deadline put in place by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
View ArticleCFTC Commissioner O’Malia pleased with SEF performance, but sees room for...
CFTC Commissioner O’Malia pleased with SEF performance, but sees room for improvementAccording to the Wall Street Journal, Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Scott O’Malia seems content with how...
View ArticleCFTC and EU Work Out Cross-Border Trading Agreement
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the European Union (EU) have been butting heads over how to jointly regulate international swap trades for some time now. But after meeting...
View ArticleSwaps Market Reform Has Little Effect on Trading Patterns
It’s been two weeks since the swaps market reform has forced banks and traders onto SEFs, and so far little has changed. After making large scale changes to the swaps market in an attempt to increase...
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CFTC and European Commission Equivalence Decision
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo and European Commission (EC) Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis announced a common approach for the mutual recognition of...
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CFTC Extends No-Action Relief for SEFs From Certain Block Trades, and...
On November 14th the CFTC Division of Market Oversight extended time-limited No-Action relief for Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) from certain block trade requirements. Shortly after on November 20th,...
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EC and CFTC: Committed To Mutual Recognition of Derivatives Trading Venues
Last week the European Commission (EC) and the CFTC announced mutual recognition of each other’s derivatives trading venues, fulfilling the Common Approach announced this October the 13th, 2017 by the...
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Swap Market Rules: CFTC Open Commission Meeting
On 5th November 2018 the CFTC held a meeting to consider rules of the swap markets, which includes the De Minimis Exception and changes to the SEF regulations. The post Swap Market Rules: CFTC Open...
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Uncleared Legacy Swaps Margin Rule Prompts No-Action Relief From CFTC
CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) announced it was offering no-action relief, a move that would ultimately offer amendments to legacy swaps without those being declared...
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