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 20-06 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 3.3, 23.202
Tags: Annual Report, Recordkeeping, SD, COVID-19
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action positions for swap dealers to facilitate physical separation of personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic


PDF Image 20-05 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.35, 5.18
Tags: Recordkeeping, RFED, COVID-19
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action positions for retail foreign exchange dealers to facilitate physical separation of personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic


PDF Image 20-04 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.3, 1.35
Tags: IB, Recordkeeping, Registration, Floor broker, COVID-19
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action positions for floor brokers to facilitate physical separation of personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic


PDF Image 20-03 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.35, 1.55, 3.3
Tags: Annual Report, FCM, IB, Recordkeeping, COVID-19
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action positions for futures commission merchants and introducing brokers to facilitate physical separation of personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic


PDF Image 20-02 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.35
Tags: DCM, Recordkeeping, SEF, COVID-19
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action positions for certain members of designated contract markets and swap execution facilities to facilitate physical separation of personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic


PDF Image 20-01 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 37, 37.9, 37.203, 38, 38.152, 38.500
Tags: Cleared Swaps, DCM, SEF
Issuance Date:
Description:

This relief revises CFTC Staff No-Action Letter 17-27 with respect to the error correction process for cleared erroneous swaps.


PDF Image 19-29 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 23.154
Tags: Initial margin, Margin, SD
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief granted to a swap dealer concerning the calculation of initial margin under Commission regulation 23.154.


PDF Image 19-28 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DCR
Regulation Parts: 2(h)(1)(A), 50.2, 50.50, 50.51
Tags: Clearing Requirement, LIBOR, IBOR
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief from the swap clearing requirement for amendments to legacy uncleared swaps to facilitate orderly transition from inter-bank offered rates to alternative risk-free rates.


PDF Image 19-27 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DMO
Regulation Parts: 2(h)(8)
Tags: Trade Execution, LIBOR, IBOR
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief from the trade execution requirement to facilitate an orderly transition from the inter-bank offered rates to alternative risk-free rates.


PDF Image 19-26 Letter Type: No-Action
Division: DSIO
Regulation Parts: 1.3, 23.150, 23.151, 23.152, 23.153, 23.154, 23.155, 23.156, 23.157, 23.158, 23.159, 23.161, 23 Subpart H, 23.451, 23.501, 23.502, 23.504, 23.505
Tags: De Minimis, Margin, SD, Swap Dealer, LIBOR, IBOR, Business Conduct Standards, Eligible Contract Participant, Swap Documentation
Issuance Date:
Description:

No-action relief to facilitate an orderly transition of swaps from inter-bank offered rates to alternative benchmarks.