Foreign Markets, Products, & Intermediaries

Access to Foreign Markets from the United States
Foreign boards of trade that wish to permit their U.S. members and other participants in the U.S. to have direct access to their electronic trade matching system (not through an intermediary) can request no-action relief from the Division of Market Oversight.

Foreign Products Available to U.S. Customers
In general, properly registered or exempt persons may offer or sell most foreign exchange-traded futures and commodity option products in the U.S. without additional approvals. Special procedures do apply, however, to the offer and sale of security index and foreign government debt products.  Foreign exchange-traded security futures products may be offered or sold in the United States subject to certain conditions set out in an Order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and an Advisory issued by the CFTC's Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight.

Offer and Sale of Foreign Products to U.S. Customers
Under Part 30 of the CFTC's regulations, anyone who offers or sells a foreign futures or options contract to a U.S. customer must be registered under the Commodity Exchange Act in the appropriate capacity, unless specifically exempted from such registration requirement.