March 11, 2014

CFTC Staff to Host a Public Roundtable to Discuss Risk Management Practices by Commodity Pool Operators

Washington, DC – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that staff will hold a public roundtable on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., to discuss risk management practices by Commodity Pool Operators.

The roundtable will focus on the use of risk management procedures in the operation of various types of commodity pools, including registered investment companies, public commodity pools, private funds, and funds of funds. Discussion will include risk management controls relating to investment risk, operational risk, and compliance or regulatory risk.

Agenda for the Public Roundtable Discussion:

The roundtable will be held in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s Headquarters at Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21^st Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20581. The discussion will be open to the public. Members of the public may also listen by telephone and should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation.

Listening information:

US Toll-Free Number: 877-951-7311

International Toll Numbers: See Related Links

Passcode: 7960886

A video of the roundtable discussion will be made available on CFTC’s website.

Members of the public wishing to submit their views on the topics addressed at the roundtable may do so via:

• Paper submission to Melissa Jurgens, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20581; or
• Comments may be submitted electronically through the CFTC’s Comments Online process. All comments will be posted on the CFTC’s website.

All submissions to the CFTC in either electronic form or on paper may be published on the Commission’s website without review or removal of personally identifying information.

Last Updated: March 11, 2014