Release: 4888-04
For Release: February 6, 2004

CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight Provides Annual Report Guidance to Commodity Pool Operators

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight (DCIO) issued its annual guidance letter to registered commodity pool operators (CPOs). The letter is intended to assist CPOs, and their public accountants, in complying with the Commission’s regulations on the preparation and filing of commodity pool annual financial reports.

The letter is available at the Commission’s Web site: [www.cftc.gov/tm/tmcpoannualreport2003.pdf]

Copies of the letter also may be obtained by contacting the Commission’s Office of the Secretariat, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21^st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20581, (202) 418-5100.

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