CFTC Staff Letters
CFTC Staff Letters provides Letters from 2008 and later. For Letters published before 2008 visit the Letters Archive page.
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19-28 | Letter Type: No-Action Division: DCR Regulation Parts: 2(h)(1)(A), 50.2, 50.50, 50.51 Tags: Clearing Requirement, LIBOR, IBOR Issuance Date: Description: No-action relief from the swap clearing requirement for amendments to legacy uncleared swaps to facilitate orderly transition from inter-bank offered rates to alternative risk-free rates. |
19-27 | Letter Type: No-Action Division: DMO Regulation Parts: 2(h)(8) Tags: Trade Execution, LIBOR, IBOR Issuance Date: Description: No-action relief from the trade execution requirement to facilitate an orderly transition from the inter-bank offered rates to alternative risk-free rates. |
19-26 | Letter Type: No-Action Division: DSIO Regulation Parts: 1.3, 23.150, 23.151, 23.152, 23.153, 23.154, 23.155, 23.156, 23.157, 23.158, 23.159, 23.161, 23 Subpart H, 23.451, 23.501, 23.502, 23.504, 23.505 Tags: De Minimis, Margin, SD, Swap Dealer, LIBOR, IBOR, Business Conduct Standards, Eligible Contract Participant, Swap Documentation Issuance Date: Description: No-action relief to facilitate an orderly transition of swaps from inter-bank offered rates to alternative benchmarks. |
19-25 | Letter Type: No-Action Division: DSIO Regulation Parts: 23.152, 23.153 Tags: Initial margin, Margin, minimum transfer amount, MTA Issuance Date: Description: Staff Time-Limited No-Action Position Regarding Application of Minimum Transfer Amount under the Uncleared Margin Rules |
19-24 | Letter Type: Advisories Division: DSIO Regulation Parts: 3.3 Tags: CCO, FCM, MSP, SD Issuance Date: Description: Advisory providing further guidance on certain requirements applicable to swap dealers, futures commission merchants, and major swap participants in connection with the preparation and submission of chief compliance officer annual compliance reports pursuant to § 3.3. |
19-23 | Letter Type: No-Action Division: DCR Regulation Parts: 2(h), 50.2, 50.4 Tags: Clearing, Swaps, ESM Issuance Date: Description: Revised no-action relief for the European Stability Mechanism from the swap clearing requirement in Section 2(h)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Regulations 50.2 and 50.4. |
19-22 | Letter Type: No-Action Division: DSIO Regulation Parts: 23.150, 23.151, 23.152, 23.153, 23.154, 23.155, 23.156, 23.157, 23.158, 23.159, 23.161 Tags: Margin, SD, Swap Dealer, Uncleared Swaps, ESM Issuance Date: Description: Revised no-action position with respect to uncleared swaps with the European Stability Mechanism under Commission Regulations 23.150-159, 23.161. |
19-21 | Letter Type: No-Action Division: DSIO Regulation Parts: 4d, 4m Tags: CTA, IB, Statutory Disqualification Issuance Date: Description: No-action relief was granted to an entity from the statutory disqualification condition of CFTC Staff Letter No. 12-70 with repsect to its affiliate support activities. |
19-20 | Letter Type: No-Action Division: DSIO Regulation Parts: 4m(1) Tags: CPO, Registration Issuance Date: Description: No-action relief was granted to an entity from the requirement to register as a CPO with respect to a commodity pool; provided that, the entity delegates its CPO responsibilities for that pool to a registered CPO, subject to certain conditions. |
19-19 | Letter Type: No-Action Division: DMO Regulation Parts: 150, 150.4 Tags: Aggregation, Position Limits Issuance Date: Description: Extension of no-action relief granted in CFTC Letter No. 17-37, which granted relief from compliance with certain position aggregation requirements in Commission Regulation 150.4. |