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On December 17, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a final rule amending CFTC Regulation 1.25, which provides for the safeguarding and investment of customer funds by futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Divisions of Clearing and Risk, Data, Market Oversight and Market Participants issued a staff advisory on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in CFTC-regulated markets by registered entities and registrants.

On September 18, 2024, the CFTC adopted a final rule that amends CFTC Regulation 4.7, a provision that provides exemptions from certain compliance requirements for commodity pool operators with respect commodity pool offerings to qualified eligible persons and for commodity trading...

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions on July 8, 2024. The agenda includes regulatory actions that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission expect to take...

On May 20, 2024, the National Futures Association (NFA) issued a Notice to Members, Notice I-24-10, declaring the effective date of the recently adopted NFA Compliance Rule 2-52, related Interpretive Notice 9082, and amended Bylaw 301 to be October 15, 2024.

On February 12, 2024, the National Futures Association (NFA) issued a Notice to Commodity Pool Operator (CPO) and Commodity Trading Adviser (CTA) Members providing an update on educational resources, common exam deficiencies, and links to recent amendments to NFA Rules and...

On December 11, 2023, Investment Company Institute (ICI) submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding its proposed amendments to Regulation 4.7 (the "Proposal"). While the Proposal contained several proposed amendments that would affect commodity...

On October 2, 2023, the CFTC published a proposed rule ("Proposal") that would significantly revise CFTC Regulation 4.7, a provision that provides exemptions from certain compliance requirements for commodity pool operators (CPOs) with respect to commodity pool offerings to qualified...

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Spring 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions on June 13, 2023. The agenda includes regulatory actions that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission expect to take...

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions on January 4, 2023. The agenda includes regulatory actions that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission expect to take...