Event: Commission Meetings

CFTC Open Meeting on Three Final Rules, One Proposed Rule and a Delegation of Authority Order

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting to consider three final rules, one proposed rule and a delegation of authority order on the following topics:

(1) Final Rule: Registration of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants;

(2) Final Rule: Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral: Conforming Amendments to the Commodity Broker Bankruptcy Provisions;

(3) Final Rule: Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants with Counterparties;

(4) Proposed Rule: Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds; and

(5) Delegation of Authority Order: Performance of Registration Functions by National Futures Association with Respect to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants.

When:	Wednesday, January 11, 2011, 9:30 a.m. (ET)
Where:	CFTC Headquarters Conference Center, 1155 21^st, NW, Washington DC
Topic:	Open meeting to consider three final rules and one proposed rule under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. In addition, the Commission will consider a delegation of authority order
Viewing/Listening Information:
	Watch a live broadcast of the meeting via webcast on www.cftc.gov. Call-in to a toll-free or toll-telephone line to connect to a live audio feed. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name and affiliation. Conference call information is listed below:
	US Toll-Free: 866-844-9416 International Toll: International Numbers Call Leader Name: Frank Rosen Participant Passcode/Pin: 6529163

This event is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

Note: The open Commission meeting that was previously scheduled for January 17, 2012, and announced in a Sunshine Notice published in the Federal Register on December 20, 2011, will not be held. The next open Commission meeting is scheduled for January 25, 2012.

CFTC Press Release 6162-12

View Archived Webcast

Opening Statements:

Opening Statement of Chairman Gary Gensler

Chairman Gensler’s Statement of Support of the Dodd-Frank Rulemakings

Opening Statement of Commissioner Jill Sommers

Opening Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton

Opening Statement of Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia
– Commissioner O’Malia Statement on Volcker Rule
– Commissioner O’Malia Statement on Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral

Opening Statement of Commissioner Mark P. Wetjen

Additional Documents:

Dodd-Frank Title VII Final Rules and Interpretive Orders the CFTC may consider in 2012

Fact Sheet: Final Rule on the Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral and Conforming Amendments to the Commodity Broker Bankruptcy Provisions
Q&A: Final Rule on the Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral; Conforming Amendments to the Commodity Broker Bankruptcy Provisions
— Approved 4 – 1