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 12-55 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 45.4
Tags: Reporting, Swap Data
Issuance Date:
Description:

Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants From Compliance With Reporting Obligations Under 17 CFR § 45.4(b)(2)(ii).


PDF Image 12-54 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4m(1)
Tags: CPO, CTA, Interstate
Issuance Date:
Description:

Relief for a CTA from Section 4m(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act.


PDF Image 12-53 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 43, 45
Tags: Public, Real-Time, Recordkeeping, Reporting, Swap Data
Issuance Date:
Description:

Time-Limited No-Action Relief from (i) Parts 43 and 45 Reporting for Prime Brokerage Transactions, and (ii) Reporting of Unique Swap Identifiers in Related Trades under Part 45 by Prime Brokers


PDF Image 12-52 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 3.3
Tags: CCO
Issuance Date:
Description:

Request for Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Certain Swap Dealers from Compliance with Requirements of Commission Regulation 3.3 Relating to Annual Reports by Chief Compliance Officers.


PDF Image 12-51 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 20.4
Tags:
Issuance Date:
Description:

Clarification of Division of Market Oversight No-Action Letter 12-04 (July 17, 2012), and Extension of No-Action Relief for Non-Clearing Member Swap Dealers from Large Swap Trader Reporting Requirements of Section 20.4 of the Commission’s Regulations.


PDF Image 12-50 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 45.3
Tags: Reporting, Swap Data
Issuance Date:
Description:

The Division of Market Oversight issued time-limited, no-action relief from the post-allocation swap timing requirement of section 45.3(e)(ii)(A) of the Commission’s regulations.


PDF Image 12-49 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 30.10
Tags:
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-Action Relief: Alternative to Fingerprinting to Establish Fitness of Principals Residing Outside the United States.


PDF Image 12-48 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 2(d), 2(e), 2(g), 2(h)
Tags: Clearing Requirement, Futures Laws, Swaps
Issuance Date:
Description:

Staff No-Action Relief: Preservation of the Regulatory Status Quo Established with Respect to Certain Transactions by the Commission’s Second Amendment to July 14, 2011 Order for Swap Regulation.


PDF Image 12-47 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 3.3
Tags: CCO
Issuance Date:
Description:

Request for Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Certain Futures Commission Merchants from Compliance with Certain Requirements of Commission Regulation 3.3 Relating to Annual Reports by Chief Compliance Officers.


PDF Image 12-46 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 20, 45, 46
Tags: Large Trader, Recordkeeping, Reporting, Swap Data, Swaps, Transition Swaps
Issuance Date:
Description:

Time-limited no-action relief for Part 20 Reporting Entities regarding identifying information and for Part 45 and Part 46 Reporting Counterparties regarding legal entity identifiers and other identifying information.