WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk will hold a public roundtable Oct. 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., to discuss existing, new, and emerging issues in clearing. The roundtable will be held in the Conference Center at CFTC's headquarters at Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street N.W., Washington, D.C.

The roundtable will include participants from derivatives clearing organizations, futures commission merchants (FCM), FCM customers, end-users, custodians, proprietary traders, public interest groups, state regulators, and others. The goal of the roundtable is to gather information and receive expert input from a wide variety of stakeholder groups. Topics to be covered include the custody and delivery of digital assets, digital assets and margin, full collateralization, 24/7 trading, non-intermediated clearing with margin, and conflicts of interest related to vertically-integrated entities.

The roundtable will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The roundtable will also be available via live webcast or listen-only audio feed via telephone.

Viewing/Listening Instructions:

To access the live meeting feed, use the dial-in numbers below or stream at CFTC.gov. A live feed can also be streamed through the CFTC’s YouTube channel. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation, if applicable. Materials presented at the meeting, if any, will be made available online.

Members of the public may submit public comments in connection with the meeting, identified by “Staff Roundtable on Clearing,” by Oct. 23, 2024. Statements may be submitted online. If you are unable to submit comments online, contact Mr. Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, to discuss alternate means of submitting your comments.