Release: 5438-08

For Release: January 17, 2008

CFTC Provides Annual Report Guidance to Commodity Pool Operators

Washington, DC — Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight issued its annual guidance letter to registered commodity pool operators (CPOs). The letter is intended to provide guidance to CPOs and their public accountants as they prepare and file commodity pool annual financial reports.

The letter is available at the Commission’s Web site:

http://www.cftc.gov/stellent/groups/public/@iointermediaries/documents/generic/cpoannualguidanceletter2007.pdf

Copies of the letter also may be obtained by contacting the Commission’s Office of the Secretariat, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581, 202-418-5100.

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Last Updated: January 17, 2008