CFTC Staff Letters

Approval letter issued to the National Futures Association with regard to Swap Dealer captial model requirements and review program.

Time-Limited No-Action relief to FCMs from Regulation 1.25 for Investments in Securities with an Adjustable Rate of Interest Benchmarked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate

Temporary no-action relief for registered derivatives clearing organizations from the amended daily reporting requirements in CFTC Regulation 39.19. This relief expires on January 27, 2022.

Extension of time-limited no-action relief for Shanghai Clearing House with regard to Section 5b(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Regulations thereunder.

No-action letter extending relief from section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act for any eligible affiliate counterparty that executes a swap transaction with another eligible affiliate counterparty

No-action relief permitting an FCM clearing member to, in the event of a customer default, effect swap transactions pursuant to LCH’s default rules and procedures without executing such transactions on a SEF, exempt SEF, or DCM as required by the trade execution requirement.

The Divisions do not interpret Sections (2)(h)(1) and 2(h)(8) of the CEA as subjecting to the clearing and trade execution requirements certain swaps transactions entered into by a DCO to reduce and manage the risk associated with a clearing member default.

No-action letter permitting market participants to transfer certain swaps to an affiliate without such swaps becoming subject to the Commission’s swap clearing requirement or uncleared swap margin requirements in relation to the end of Brexit transition period

Extension of No-Action Relief for Swap Execution Facilities from certain timing requirements for submission of fiscal-year end reports.

This MPD staff letter ensures that existing regulatory relief provided by DSIO pursuant to letters 12-70 and 13-45 affecting EU entities continues to be available for UK entities following the completion of Brexit.