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 13-84 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 3.3
Tags: CCO
Issuance Date:
Description:

Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Futures Commission Merchants, Swap Dealers, and Major Swap Participants from Compliance with the Timing Requirements of Commission Regulation 3.3(f)(2) Relating to Annual Reports by Chief Compliance Officers


PDF Image 13-83 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO, DCR, DMO
Regulation Parts: 1.3(ggg)(4)
Tags: De Minimis, Exception, Swap Dealer
Issuance Date:
Description:

Time-Limited No-Action Relief from Certain Regulations Applicable to Swap Dealers During Pendency of De-Registration Application


PDF Image 13-82 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.10, 1.17
Tags: FCM, Financial Reports, IB
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief for certain Introducing Brokers from filing certified and unaudited financial statements and calculating capital under regulation 1.17.


PDF Image 13-81 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 37.9
Tags: Execution
Issuance Date:
Description:

The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight has issued a no-action letter providing relief to swap execution facilities (SEFs) that provide basis risk mitigation services for required transactions for failure to comply with the execution methods required under Part 37.9(a)(2) of the Commission’s regulations.


PDF Image 13-80 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.3(ggg)(6)
Tags: Swap Dealer, Swaps
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-Action Relief from Certain Conditions of the Swap Dealer Exclusion for Registered Floor Traders


PDF Image 13-79 Letter Type: Advisories
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4
Tags: CPO, CTA
Issuance Date:
Description:

Staff Advisory Concerning Commodity Trading Advisors and Swaps


PDF Image 13-78 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 23.600, 23.608, 23.609
Tags: MSP, SD, Swap Dealer
Issuance Date:
Description:

Time-Limited No-Action Letter from Certain Entity-Level Internal Business Conduct Requirements for Certain Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Established under the Laws of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, and Switzerland.


PDF Image 13-77 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO, DMO
Regulation Parts: 1.35
Tags: Cash, Forward
Issuance Date:
Description:

Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Certain Members of Swap Execution Facilities from the Requirement to Record Oral Communications Pursuant to Commission Regulation 1.35(a).


PDF Image 13-76 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 5h(a)(1), 37.3
Tags: Registration, SEF
Issuance Date:
Description:

Conditional Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Yieldbroker Pty Ltd with Regard to Section 5h(a)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Regulation 37.3(a)(1).


PDF Image 13-75 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 45, 46
Tags: Recordkeeping, Reporting, Swap Data, Transition Swaps
Issuance Date:
Description:

CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief from Certain Requirements of Part 45 and Part 46 of the Commission’s Regulations, for Certain Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Established under the Laws of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan or Switzerland.