Section 719(c) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) requires the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC and, together with the CFTC, the Commissions) jointly to study and then report to Congress on swap regulation and clearinghouse regulation in the United States, Asia, and Europe and to identify areas of regulation that are similar and other areas of regulation that could be harmonized. The report also must identify major dealers, exchanges, clearinghouses, clearing members, and regulators in each geographic area and describe the major contracts (including trading volumes, clearing volumes, and notional values), methods for clearing swaps, and the systems used for setting margin in each geographic area.
Related Federal Register Releases
76 FR 44508 // PDF Version
7/26/2011
Acceptance of Public Submissions for a Study on International Swap Regulation Mandated by Section 719(c) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
– View Comments
Closing Date: September 26, 2011
Additional Information
Joint Report on International Swap Regulation
Issued: January 31, 2012
– Dissent of Commissioner Scott D. O'Malia
U.S. Regulators Seek Public Input for a Joint CFTC-SEC Study on International Swap Regulation, 6078-11