September 30, 2013

CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Temporarily Registered Swap Execution Facilities from Commission Regulation 37.6(b) for Non-Cleared Swaps

Washington, DC – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) issued a letter providing temporarily registered swap execution facilities (SEFs) with relief from the transaction confirmation requirement within CFTC regulation 37.6(b) for swaps that are not intended to be submitted for clearing (Non Cleared Swaps) and subject to conditions specified in the letter.  The relief expires no later than 12:01 a.m. eastern time on October 30, 2013 for Non-Cleared Swaps in the foreign exchange (“FX”), interest rate, and credit asset classes, and no later than 12:01 a.m. eastern time on December 2, 2013 for Non-Cleared Swaps executed in the equity and other commodity asset classes.

Last Updated: September 30, 2013