22-08
Title: 22-08
Withdrawal of No-Action relief provided to Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, to operate a not-for-profit market for event contracts, and to offer event contracts to U.S. persons.
Withdrawal of No-Action relief provided to Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, to operate a not-for-profit market for event contracts, and to offer event contracts to U.S. persons.
DMO is providing time-limited relief from the trade execution requirement in order to 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)
DMO will not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against KRX with respect to the offer or sale of the Contracts to persons located within the United States while the Commission’s review of KRX’s forthcoming request for certification of the Contracts pursuant to Commission Regulation 30.13 is pending. (KRX No-Action Request)
Extension of No-action relief letters 20-39 and 21-17 which were granted to ensure the continued availability, following Brexit, of regulatory relief under certain existing CFTC comparability determinations and exemption orders originally issued by the CFTC for EU entities, while CFTC staff undertakes an analysis of UK law in order to make appropriate recommendations of comparability or exemption to the CFTC.
The Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is issuing this advisory to remind entities of the swap execution facility registration requirements set forth in the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations and to highlight certain scenarios where entities may be required to register.
Amendment of existing DMO Staff Relief in Staff Letter 20-39 to United Kingdom (“UK”) multilateral trading facilities (“MTFs”) and organised trading facilities (“OTFs”) to provide relief to additional UK MTFs and OTFs and their participants.
Relief under Parts 43 and 45 to entities submitting swaps for clearing by derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) operating under CFTC exemptive orders or no-action relief provided by CFTC staff.
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.
Partial continuation of no-action positions to facilitate physical separation of registrant personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Brexit-related time limited no-action position with respect to certain swap dealer transaction-level requirements