DCR is providing time-limited relief from the swap clearing requirement and related exceptions and exemptions. This relief is to help facilitate the orderly transition from swaps that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to swaps that reference alternative benchmarks. (ARRC No-Action Relief Extension Request)

No-action relief from specified Part 39 regulations applicable to derivatives clearing organizations due to CX Clearinghouse, L.P.'s fully-collateralized clearing model.

Relief from Part 43 and 45 reporting, as well as related sections of Parts 38 and 39, for binary options executed on or pursuant to the rules of Kalshi and cleared through LedgerX.

Brexit-related time limited no-action position with respect to certain swap dealer transaction-level requirements

The Division of Clearing and Risk (“DCR”) recently received several inquiries regarding the implementation of amendments to Regulation 39.13(g)(8)(ii) that the Commission adopted on January 27, 2020 with a compliance date of January 27, 2021.

Temporary no-action relief for registered derivatives clearing organizations from the amended daily reporting requirements in CFTC Regulation 39.19. This relief expires on January 27, 2022.

Extension of time-limited no-action relief for Shanghai Clearing House with regard to Section 5b(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Regulations thereunder.

No-action relief permitting an FCM clearing member to, in the event of a customer default, effect swap transactions pursuant to LCH’s default rules and procedures without executing such transactions on a SEF, exempt SEF, or DCM as required by the trade execution requirement.

The Divisions do not interpret Sections (2)(h)(1) and 2(h)(8) of the CEA as subjecting to the clearing and trade execution requirements certain swaps transactions entered into by a DCO to reduce and manage the risk associated with a clearing member default.

No-action letter permitting market participants to transfer certain swaps to an affiliate without such swaps becoming subject to the Commission’s swap clearing requirement or uncleared swap margin requirements in relation to the end of Brexit transition period