CFTC Approves SEF Rules and Swaps Block Rule

On Thursday the CFTC approved the Swaps Block Rule, the Made Available to Trade Rule, the SEF rules, and the Interpretive Guidance and Policy Statement on Disruptive Practices.The Swaps Block Rule and the Made Available to trade rule were passed 3-2, the SEF rules were passed 4-1 and the Interpretive...

CFTC Approves Trade Execution Rules

At 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, the CFTC held an open meeting to consider trade execution rules and interpretive guidance regarding anti-disruptive trading practices authority. The final rules being that were voted on included: Procedures to Establish Appropriate Minimum Block Sizes for Large Notional...

CFTC to Propose New Rule on Position Limits by June

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to will reveal it’s new rule on speculative positions limits within the next six weeks. The news comes after the agency’s previous attempt to have the rule passed was rejected in a September 2012 court ruling. The original rule approved by the CFTC...

CFTC to Investigate EFS trades in Energy and Metal Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commision (CFTC) is investigating a large number of trades in energy and metal markets to determine whether traders illegally used over-the-counter swaps markets to trade futures. According to Reuters, the CFTC has asked the largest banks for data going back to 2010 as part of...

CFTC May Make Changes to Proposed Dodd-Frank Rule Regarding FCMs

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is considering making adjustments to the Enhancing Protections Afforded Customers and Customer Funds Held by Futures Commission Merchants and Derivatives Clearing Organizations proposed rule. According to CNBC, it is still unclear what changes the CFTC will...

CFTC to Vote on Dodd-Frank SEF Rules

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will vote next week on the Swap Execution Facilities (SEF) rules overseeing derivatives under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. On May 9th, the CFTC issued a notice saying a formal vote will take place on May 16th to finalize the SEF rules that were...

CFTC Considering Lower Price Quote Requirement for Dodd-Frank Swap Rule

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly contemplating lowering the number of price quotes a buyer is required to request before trading swaps. According to Bloomberg News, three people briefed on the matter, who requested anonymity because the rule is still under consideration,...

U.S. Treasury Advises Against Dodd-Frank Alterations

The U.S. Treasury Department is opposing a number of proposals that would alter new derivatives regulations in the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform Act. Jack Lew, the Treasury Secretary, urged lawmakers against altering the Dodd-Frank Act in a letter addressed to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb...

DTCC Sues CFTC over “Anti-Competitive Swap Trading Data Rules”

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) sued the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday claiming that the derivatives regulator made “anti-competitive rules,” regarding swap trading data, that favor two rival companies. The lawsuit filed by the DTCC, a financial services group...

SEC to Propose Cross-Border Rules for Security Swaps

U.S. regulators intend to submit a proposal next week that will outline how new rules governing over-the-counter derivatives will affect cross-border transactions. Reuters reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will vote on the plan Wednesday. In addition, the SEC is...