CFTC Staff Letters

Time-Limited No-Action Relief: Request that Certain Swaps Not Be Considered in Calculating Aggregate Gross Notional Amount for Purposes of the Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception for Persons Engaging in Floor Trader Activities. This letter extends the time-limited relief previously provided by DSIO in CFTC Letter Nos. 13-37 and 12-60.

Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Swap Execution Facilities and Designated Contract Markets from the One Business Day Product Review Period Requirement of Commission Regulation 40.2(a)(2) for Newly-Listed Swap Products.

Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Yieldbroker Pty Limited with Regard to Section 5h(a)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Regulation 37.3(a)(1).

Time-Limited No-Action Relief to Temporarily Registered Swap Execution Facilities from Commission Regulation 37.6(b) for Non-Cleared Swaps in All Asset Classes.

Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Temporarily Registered Swap Execution Facilities from Enforcement Responsibilities Under Commission Regulations 37.200(a), 37.200(b), 37.201(b)(1), 37.201(b)(3), 37.201(b)(5), 37.202(b) and 37.203 with respect to market participants trading on those SEFs.

Time Limited No-Action Relief for Reporting Counterparties from Certain Continuation Data Reporting Requirements of Section 45.4 of the Commission’s Regulations with respect to Uncleared Swaps Executed on or Pursuant to the Rules of a Temporarily Registered Swap Execution Facility.

Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Temporarily Registered Swap Execution Facilities from Certain Swap Data Reporting Requirements of Parts 43 and 45 of the Commission’s Regulations.

DMO will not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against Nodal if it lists futures contracts for trading by certification pursuant to Commission Regulation 40.2 on the date on which it commences operating as a designated contract market (DCM) and makes those contracts available for trading on such date without waiting one business day, as otherwise required by Regulation 40.2(a)(2).

No-Action Relief for LCH.Clearnet Ltd with Regard to Clearing Futures and Options on Futures Executed on Nodal Exchange.

The Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) issued a letter stating that it will not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against LCH.Clearnet Ltd (LCH) for clearing certain swaps (DCM/SEF Swaps) executed on, or subject to the rules of, designated contract markets or swap execution facilities, and will not recommend enforcement action against LCH’s clearing members for clearing DCM/SEF Swaps through LCH. This relief will be effective until the earlier of (1) March 31, 2014, or (2) the date upon which the Commission approves or denies LCH’s application for an amended DCO registration order to permit it to clear DCM/SEF Swaps.