CFTC Staff Letters

CFTC Staff Letters provides Letters from 2008 and later. For Letters published before 2008 visit the Letters Archive page.

PDF Description
PDF Image 24-18 Letter Type: Advisories
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 19.02
Tags: Reporting
Issuance Date:
Description:

Advisory on Transition to Portal Filings of CFTC Form 304 Statement of Cash Positions for Unfixed-Price Cotton “On-Call” Reports Submitted on or After January 15, 2025


Requester(s): CFTC
PDF Image 24-17 Letter Type: Advisories
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts:
Tags: AI
Issuance Date:
Description:

Advisory regarding use of AI in CFTC regulated markets.


Requester(s): CFTC
PDF Image 24-16 Letter Type: Advisories
Division: DCR
Regulation Parts:
Tags: Clearing
Issuance Date:
Description:

Advisory regarding the clearing of options on spot commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs).


Requester(s): CFTC
PDF Image 24-15 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, DCR
Regulation Parts: 38.8, 38.10, 38.951, 39.20, 43, 45
Tags: Reporting, Swap, Swap Data, Event Contract, Part 43, Binary Option, Part 45
Issuance Date:
Description:

Modification of no-action position with respect to Part 43 and 45 reporting, as well as related sections of Parts 38 and 39, for binary options executed on or pursuant to the rules of KalshiEx and cleared through Klear.


See also: Request Letter
Requester(s): KEX, KLEAR
PDF Image 24-14 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 17, 18, 20
Tags: Reporting, Ownership and Control, Part 17, Part 18, Part 20
Issuance Date:
Description:

Extension of Conditional Time-Limited No-Action Position Regarding Filing Certain Ownership and Control Reports (OCR) Required by Parts 17, 18 and 20 of the Commission’s Regulations


See also: Request Letter
Requester(s): CMC, FIA, ISDA
PDF Image 24-13 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: MPD
Regulation Parts: 23, 23 Subpart E, 23.100, 23.101, 23.102, 23.103, 23.104, 23.105, 23.106
Tags: Foreign, SD, Swap Dealer, Capital, Substituted Compliance, Nonbank
Issuance Date:
Description:

Extension of Time-Limited No-Action Position for Certain Foreign Based Nonbank Swap Dealers Domiciled in the European Union and the United Kingdom


See also: Request Letter
Requester(s): CGS&H LLP
PDF Image 24-12 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, DCR
Regulation Parts: 38.8, 38.10, 38.951, 39.20, 43, 45
Tags: Reporting, Swap, Swap Data, Swaps, Event Contract, Part 43, Binary Option, Part 45
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action postion with respect to Part 43 and 45 reporting, as well as related sections of Parts 38 and 39, for binary options executed on or pursuant to the rules of MIAXdx and cleared through MIAXdx.


See also: Request Letter
Requester(s): LEDGERX
PDF Image 24-11 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, MPD
Regulation Parts: 2(h)(8), 5h(a)(1), 3.3, 23.150 - 23.161, 23 Subpart F, 23 Subpart I, 23 Subpart J, 37.3
Tags: Brexit
Issuance Date:
Description:

Extension of no-action position in 22-16 issued to ensure the continued availability, following Brexit, of no-action positions under certain existing CFTC comparability determinations and exemption orders originally issued by the CFTC for EU entities, while CFTC staff undertakes an analysis of UK law in order to make appropriate recommendations of comparability or exemption to the CFTC.


See also: Request Letter
Requester(s): CFTC
PDF Image 24-10 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DCR
Regulation Parts: 22, 39
Tags: Clearing, DCO, Brexit, Cross-border
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief for EU- and UK-based DCOs. This letter replaces CFTC Letter 16-26.


See also: Request Letter
Requester(s): CFTC
PDF Image 24-09 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, DCR
Regulation Parts: 38.8, 38.10, 38.951, 39.20, 43, 45
Tags: Reporting, Swap, Swap Data, Swaps, Event Contract, Part 43, Binary Option, Part 45
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action postion with respect to Part 43 and Part 45 reporting, as well as related sections of Parts 38 and 39, for binary options executed on or pursuant to the rules of ForecastEx and cleared through ForecastEx.


See also: Request Letter
Requester(s): FCX, FCXDCO