No-Action position regarding the deposit and holding of customer funds by a registered FCM under certain circumstances with Taiwan Banks

No-action letter regarding investments of customer funds by futures commission merchants and derivatives clearning organizations in securities benchmarked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

Advisory to SDs indicating they are not required to obtain approval to use a model to calculate the initial margin on uncleared swaps for purposes of determining the SD’s minimum capital requirement under Commission regulations.

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.

Partial continuation of no-action positions to facilitate physical separation of registrant personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Time-Limited No-Action relief to FCMs from Regulation 1.25 for Investments in Securities with an Adjustable Rate of Interest Benchmarked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate

DSIO advisory to FCMs regarding accepting and holding customer virtual currency assets in segregation and guidance on practices to consider in developing and maintaining their risk management programs when holding such assets as customer funds.

DCR DSIO Issue Supplemental Advisory Grant of No-Action Relief from 1.56 and 39.13(g)(8)(iii)

Staff no-action position regarding the treatment of a deferred tax liability under Regulation 1.17 which is directly related to intangible assets booked as a result of an acquisition.

This no-action letter extends until January 15, 2021, the relief previously provided by CFTC Staff Letter 20-19, which, in turn, extended the time period for certain no-action relief provided in CFTC Staff Letters 20-02, 20-03, 20-04, 20-05, 20-06, 20-07, and 20-09, each issued on March 17, 2020 (the ""COVID-19 Letters"").