CFTC Staff Letters

CFTC Staff Letters provides Letters from 2008 and later. For Letters published before 2008 visit the Letters Archive page.

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PDF Image 20-19 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, DSIO
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This letter extends the time period of certain no-action relief provided in CFTC Staff Letters Nos. 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”) until September 30, 2020.


PDF Image 20-18 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO, DSIO
Regulation Parts: 23, 23.150, 23.151, 23.152, 23.153, 23.154, 23.155, 23.156, 23.157, 23.158, 23.159, 23.160, 23.161, 43, 45, 46
Tags: Margin, Reporting, Uncleared Swaps
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No-action relief from certain Commission regulations with respect to certain warrants listed on foreign exchanges.


PDF Image 20-17 Letter Type: Advisories
Division: COM, DMO, DCR, DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.11, 1.55, 1.73, 38, 39.13
Tags: DCM, DCO, FCM, COVID-19, Risk Management, Market Integrity
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DMO, DCO, and DSIO issue this advisory to remind DCMs, FCMs, and DCOs that they are expected to prepare for the possibility that certain contracts may continue to experience extreme market volatility, low liquidity and possibly negative pricing.


PDF Image 20-16 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1a(12)(C), 3.10, 3.12
Tags: COVID-19, Associated Persons, Fingerprinting
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No-action position in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for persons required to submit fingerprints in connection with applying for registration as an associated person or being listed as a principal of a registrant


PDF Image 20-15 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.17
Tags: FCM, IB, COVID-19, Minimum financial requirements
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No-action positions for futures commission merchants and introducing brokers to address net capital treatment of covered loans under the CARES Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


PDF Image 20-14 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 23.151
Tags: Margin, SD, ESM
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Revised time-limited no-action position with respect to uncleared swaps with the European Stability Mechanism under Commission regulation 23.150-161.


PDF Image 20-13 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DCR
Regulation Parts: 2(h), 2(h)(1), 50.2, 50.4
Tags: Clearing, Clearing Requirement, Swaps, ESM
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Extended no-action relief for the European Stability Mechanism from the swap clearing requirement in Section 2(h)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations 50.2 and 50.4.


PDF Image 20-12 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 30.5
Tags: Registration, COVID-19, Foreign Broker
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No-action position for foreign brokers exempt pursuant to Commission regulation 30.5 to handle U.S. futures market orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic


PDF Image 20-11 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4.7(b)(2), 4.7(b)(3), 4.22, 4.27
Tags: Commodity Pool, CPO, Pool Participant, Reporting, COVID-19
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No-action positions for commodity pool operators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic


PDF Image 20-10 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.3
Tags: MSP, COVID-19, Insured depository institution
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Description:

No-action position for excluding certain commodity swaps from inclusion in the major swap participant registration threshold calculation of an insured depository institution