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 17-44 Letter Type: Exemption
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4.7
Tags: CPO, Exemption
Issuance Date:
Description:

Exemptive relief granted to a CPO to permit the CPO to provide monthly account statements to participants within 45 days of the month end rather than quarterly account statement within 30 days of the quarter end pursuant to Commission regulation 4.7(b)(2).


PDF Image 17-43 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4m(1), 4.20
Tags: CPO, CTA, Interstate, Prohibited
Issuance Date:
Description:

The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) granted no-action relief from commodity pool operator (CPO) and commodity trading advisor (CTA) registration to a private university operating collective investment vehicles to manage assets belonging to its endowments, graduate and professional schools, and other university supporting organizations, as well as multiple charitable planned giving accounts, subject to certain conditions outlined in the letter.


PDF Image 17-42 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4m(1)
Tags: CPO, CTA, Interstate
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief granted to an entity from registering as a CPO with respect to a commodity pool; provided, that it delegates its CPO responsibilities to a registered CPO, subject to certain conditions.


PDF Image 17-41 Letter Type: Exemption
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4.7(b)(3)
Tags:
Issuance Date:
Description:

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 17-40 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4m(1)
Tags:
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief granted to an entity from registering as a CPO with respect to a commodity pool; provided, that it delegates its CPO responsibilities to a registered CPO, subject to certain conditions.


PDF Image 17-39 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4m(1)
Tags:
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief granted to an entity from registering as a CPO with respect to a commodity pool; provided, that it delegates its CPO responsibilities to a registered CPO, subject to certain conditions.


PDF Image 17-38 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4m(1)
Tags:
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief granted to an entity from registering as a CPO with respect to a commodity pool; provided, that it delegates its CPO responsibilities to a registered CPO, subject to certain conditions.


PDF Image 17-37 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 4a, 150.4
Tags: Aggregation, Positions, Speculation
Issuance Date:
Description:

The Division of Market Oversight provides time-limited no-action relief from certain aggregation requirements under its position limits regime.


PDF Image 17-36 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, DCR, DSIO
Regulation Parts:
Tags:
Issuance Date:
Description:

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
Issuance Date:
Description:

Exemption from specified Part 39 regulations applicable to derivatives clearing organizations due to LedgerX’s fully-collateralized clearing model.