Event: Commission Meetings


Transcript

CFTC to Hold an Open Commission Meeting on September 8th to Consider System Safeguards Testing Requirements Final Rules and a Comparability Determination for Japan Uncleared Swap Margin Rules for Substituted Compliance Purposes

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) Chairman Tim Massad announced that the Commission will hold an open meeting on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 10 a.m. to consider the following:

    • Final Rule - System Safeguards Testing Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations (Division of Clearing and Risk)

    • Final Rule - System Safeguards Testing Requirements (Division of Market Oversight)

    • Comparability Determination for Japan Uncleared Swap Margin Rules for Substituted Compliance Purposes

The meeting is open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public may also watch a live webcast or listen to the meeting via conference call using a domestic toll-free telephone or international toll or toll-free number to connect to a live, listen-only audio feed.

What:

CFTC Open Meeting

Location:

CFTC Headquarters lobby-level Hearing Room
1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581

Date:

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Time:

10:00 a.m. (EDT)


Viewing/Listening Instructions
: Watch the live webcast at
www.cftc.gov. To listen to the live audio feed, call the toll or toll-free numbers listed under Related Links. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name and affiliation. Conference call information below:

Domestic Toll Free:

1-866-844-9416

International Toll Numbers:

International Numbers

Conference Passcode:

CFTC

View Archived Webcast

CFTC Press Release 7442-16

CFTC Press Release 7438-16

Sunshine Act Meeting: September 8, 2016

Opening Statements:

Final Rules on System Safeguards Testing Requirements

Opening Statement of Chairman Massad

Statement of Chairman Massad

Opening Statement of Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen

Opening Statement of Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo

Comparability Determination for Japan Uncleared Swap Margin Rules for Substituted Compliance Purposes

Opening Statement of Chairman Massad

Opening Statement of Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen

Opening Statement of Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo

Additional Documents:

Final Rules on System Safeguards Testing Requirements

Fact Sheet: Final Rules on System Safeguards Testing Requirements

Question and Answer: Final Rules on System Safeguards Testing Requirements

Vote 3 to 0

Comparability Determination for Japan Uncleared Swap Margin Rules for Substituted Compliance Purposes

Fact Sheet: Comparability Determination for Japan Uncleared Swap Margin Rules for Substituted Compliance Purposes

Vote 2 to 1

Federal Register Notices:

81 FR 64322: 17 CFR Part 39 System Safeguards Testing Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations

81 FR 64272: 17 CFR Parts 37, 38, and 49 System Safeguards Testing Requirements

81 FR 63376: 17 CFR Chapter I Comparability Determination for Japan: Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants


Last Updated: December 19, 2017