Subject to the conditions specified in the letter, DMO will not recommend that the Commission take an enforcement action against any SEF for the failure to comply with Commission regulations 37.205(a)-(b), 37.400(b), 37.406, 37.1000(a)(1), and 37.1001 to the extent that non-compliance arises from the inability of SEFs to record voice communications as a result of the displacement of voice trading personnel from their normal business sites in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic response.

No-action relief that extends the relief provided in Letter No. 16-58 by permitting SEFs and DCMs to address clerical or operational errors that cause a swap to be rejected from clearing.

DMO and DCR are extending the relief provided in CFTC Letter No. 15-24 and enabling SEFs and DCMs to address clerical and operational errors.

The Division of Market Oversight and the Division of Clearing and Risk are issuing a no-action letter that provides relief similar to that provided in No-Action Letters 13-66 and 14-50 by permitting swap execution facilities (SEFs) and designated contract markets (DCMs) to address clerical or operational errors that cause a swap to be rejected from clearing. The relief provided in this letter also permits SEFs and DCMS to address clerical or operational errors discovered after a swap has been cleared.

The Division of Clearing and Risk and Division of Market Oversight (together, “the Divisions”) issued a no-action letter providing time-limited and specific relief for designated contract markets (“DCMs”) from compliance with certain requirements of Commission Regulation 38.152, including a prohibition against certain abusive trading practices, including pre-arranged trading.

SEFs and DCMs will have time-limited no-action relief from Commission Regulation 37.9(a)(2) regarding methods of execution for required transactions, or Commission Regulations 37.203(a) and 38.152 that prohibit pre-arranged trading, if a SEF or DCM permits a new trade, with terms and conditions that match the terms and conditions of the original trade, other than the time of execution, to be submitted for clearing. This no-action relief shall commence on the date of issuance of this letter and shall expire on February 16, 2015.