Release Number 7175-15

May 13, 2015

CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee Releases Agenda for Upcoming Public Meeting

Washington, DC — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today released the agenda for the upcoming Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) public meeting that will be held on May 14, 2015 at CFTC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. [See CFTC Release 7163-15 for attending, viewing and listening instructions.]

CFTC Commissioner Mark P. Wetjen is the sponsor of this Advisory Committee.

The meeting will focus on issues related to assessing clearinghouse safeguards and the CFTC’s proposal on the cross-border application of its margin requirements for uncleared swaps. The meeting will consist of two panels. The first panel will discuss clearinghouse capital contributions as well as clearinghouse stress testing. The second panel will discuss the CFTC’s proposal regarding cross-border application of its margin requirements for uncleared swaps.

The meeting is open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public may also listen to the meeting via conference call using a domestic toll-free telephone or international toll or toll-free number to connect to a live, listen-only audio feed. A video recording of the meeting will be made available on the www.cftc.gov approximately 48-hours after the meeting.

See Agenda under Related Links.

Last Updated: May 13, 2015