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 16-91 Letter Type: Exemption
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4.22
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Exemptive relief from the provisions of Commission Regulations 4.7 and 4.22 to prepare an onshore feeder fund’s financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP


PDF Image 16-90 Letter Type: Exemption
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4.22
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Exemptive relief from the provisions of Commission Regulations 4.7 and 4.22 to prepare an onshore feeder fund’s financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP


PDF Image 16-89 Letter Type: Exemption
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4.22
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Exemptive relief from the provisions of Commission Regulations 4.7 and 4.22 to prepare an onshore feeder fund’s financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP


PDF Image 16-88 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 30.7
Tags: Foreign Future, Foreign Option
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Staff No-Action position regarding transfer of customer-owned securities by US FCM to a foreign broker.


PDF Image 16-87 Letter Type: Interpretative
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 23.451
Tags: Swap Dealer
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DSIO’s interpretation of Regulation 23.451 clarifying staff’s view that a swap dealer’s contributions for transition or inaugural expenses incurred by a successful candidate are only covered by the rule to the extent that such expenses are incurred by a successful candidate for a position as an official of a governmental Special Entity.


PDF Image 16-86 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 45
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No-action relief to DCOs, giving additional six months to begin reporting continuation data on swaps accepted for clearing, subject to certain conditions. Additional relief to all reporting counterparties on 11 new data elements for a period of three months subject to certain conditions.


PDF Image 16-84 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DCR
Regulation Parts: 50.52
Tags: Exemption, Swaps
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No-action letter permitting a provision of the inter-affiliate exemption from required clearing (Commission regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii)) to be relied upon for swaps executed between certain U.S. swap market participants and their affiliated counterparties located in Australia or Mexico, analogous to how this provision has been available for swaps with affiliated counterparties located in the European Union, Japan, and Singapore.


PDF Image 16-83 Letter Type: Exemption
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 4.7
Tags: CPO, Exemption
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Exemptive relief granted to a CPO to permit the CPO to provide monthly account statements to participants within 45 days of the month end rather than quarterly account statement within 30 days of the quarter end pursuant to Commission regulation 4.7(b)(2).


PDF Image 16-82 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.55, 30.6, 33.7, 190.10
Tags: FCM
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No-action position regarding the consolidation of separate risk disclosure statements contained in Regulation 1.55(b) and Appendix A to Regulation 1.55 into a single risk disclosure statement


PDF Image 16-81 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DCR
Regulation Parts: 50.52
Tags: Exemption, Swaps
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No-action letter again extending the time-limitation contained in an alternative compliance framework available to certain affiliated counterparties pursuant to Commission regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii)-(iii).