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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PDF Image 17-36 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, DCR, DSIO
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Extension of No-Action Relief: Transaction-Level Requirements for Non-U.S. Swap Dealers.


PDF Image 17-35 Letter Type: Exemption
Division: DCR
Regulation Parts: 39.11, 39.12, 39.13, 39.15, 39.19, 39.21
Tags: Eligibility, Financial Resources, Public Information, Reporting, Risk
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Exemption from specified Part 39 regulations applicable to derivatives clearing organizations due to LedgerX’s fully-collateralized clearing model.


PDF Image 17-34 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 23.151, 23.152, 23.153, 23.154, 23.155, 23.156, 23.157, 23.158, 23.159, 23.161
Tags: Compliance, Custodial, Initial, Margin, Requirements, Variation
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CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Relief for Swap Dealers from Compliance with Commission Regulations on Margin for Uncleared Swaps with Respect to Uncleared Swaps with the European Stability Mechanism


PDF Image 17-33 Letter Type: Advisories
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 43, 45, 49
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Announcement of DMO review of all swaps reporting regulations, including opening of comment period. Overview of specific issues that DMO plans to address.


PDF Image 17-32 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, DCR
Regulation Parts: 2(a), 38, 38.8, 38.10, 38.951, 39.20, 43, 45
Tags: DCM, Public, Real-Time, Recordkeeping, Reporting, Swap Data, Swaps
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Relief from swap reporting and recordkeeping requirements applicable to Cantor Futures Exchange, L.P. (CX), Cantor Clearinghouse, L.P. and CX’s market participants


PDF Image 17-31 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, DCR
Regulation Parts: 38, 38.8, 38.10, 38.951, 39, 39.20, 43, 45
Tags: DCM, DCO, Public, Real-Time, Recordkeeping, Reporting, Swap Data, Swaps
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Relief from swap reporting and recordkeeping requirements applicable to North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (Nadex) and Nadex’s market participants


PDF Image 17-30 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DCR
Regulation Parts: 5b(a), 39, 40
Tags: DCO, Registration
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No-action letter for CME Clearing Europe granting relief from obligations applicable to derivatives clearing organizations (DCO) during the wind-down period preceding impending vacation of its DCO registration.


PDF Image 17-29 Letter Type: Exemption
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4.7(b)(3)
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Exemptive relief granted to a CPO from filing with NFA and distributing to participants annual reports for certain pools, subject to certain conditions.


PDF Image 17-28 Letter Type: Exemption
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4.7(b)(3)
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Exemptive relief granted to a CPO from filing with NFA and distributing to participants annual reports for certain pools, subject to certain conditions.


PDF Image 17-27 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 37.9, 37.203, 38, 38.152, 38.500
Tags: Abusive, Core Principles, DCM, Enforcement, Execution, Trading
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No-action relief that extends the relief provided in Letter No. 16-58 by permitting SEFs and DCMs to address clerical or operational errors that cause a swap to be rejected from clearing.