Position Limits (Vacated)

Vacated Part 151 Position Limits, including Bona Fide Hedging Definition & Aggregate Limits

The Commission has issued final and proposed rules to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  A September 28, 2012, order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the November 18, 2011, rule, with the exception of the rule's amendments to 17 C.F.R. §150.2.

Additional information regarding Position Limits, including Bona Fide Hedging Definition & Aggregate Limits is provided below, including factsheets for each proposed rule, and details of meetings held between CFTC staff and outside parties.

Related Federal Register Releases

Proposed Rule: 77 FR 31767 // PDF Version
5/30/2012
17 CFR Part 151
Aggregation, Position Limits for Futures and Swaps
Comment File - Closing Date: 6/29/2012

Interim Final Rule: 76 FR 71626 // PDF Version
11/18/2011
17 CFR Parts 1, 150 and 151 Position Limits for Futures and Swaps
Comment File – Closing Date: 1/17/2012

Proposed Rule: 76 FR 4752 // PDF Version
1/26/2011
17 CFR Parts 1, 150 and 151 Position Limits for Derivatives
Comment File – Closing Date: 3/28/2011

Additional Information

Studies relating to the CFTC's rule on Position Limits for Futures and Swaps

CFTC Order, Re: Motion of ISDA and SIFMA for a Stay on the Effective Date of the Position Limits Rule
Issued 1/3/2012

Illustrative Tables for Position Limits Notice of Proposed Rulemaking  Excel  //  PDF Version
Explanatory Notes on Setting Non-spot-Month Position Limits

Fact Sheet: Final Regulations on Position Limits for Futures and Swaps
Q&A: Position Limits for Futures and Swaps

Event: Open Meeting on Two Final Rules and One Proposed Amendment

Fact Sheet: Proposed Regulations Regarding Position Limits for Derivatives
Q&A: Position Limits for Derivatives

Event: Open Meeting on Eighth Series of Proposed Rules under the Dodd-Frank Act

Fact Sheet: Proposed Regulations Regarding Position Reports for Physical Commodity Swaps
Q&A: Position Reports Proposed Rulemaking

Event: Open Meeting on Second Series of Proposed Rules under the Dodd-Frank Act

CME Group Petition for Amendment of Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regulation (April 6, 2010)