Meeting to further discuss the content of AQR's comment submission with respect to proposed changes to Regulation 4.5.

Participants discuss the proposed amendments to CFTC Regulations 4.5 and 4.13.

Participants discussed proposed changes to CFTC Regulation 4.5.

Meeting regarding the proposed amendments to Regulation 4.13.

Participants discussed the definition of a swap, in particular whether the proposed rule differentiates between a swap and a futures contract.

Participants discussed the proposed requirements to mitigate conflicts of interest in Derivatives Clearing Organizations, Designated Contracts Markets, and Swap Execution Facilities. The discussion focused on the effects the proposed structural governance requirements may have on Bloomberg.  Staff invited Bloomberg to submit an additional comment letter.

During a break at a Congressional hearing, participants discussed the issues concerning the entity definitions rulemaking, including the definition of eligibile contract participant and the meaning of the phrase "in connection with originating a loan" with respect to an exclusion from the statutory swap dealer definition.

During a break in a Congressional hearing, participants discussed the end user exception and margin requirements for end users.

During a break in a Congressional hearing, participants discussed the swap dealer definition, in particular whether the definition includes municipal electricity cooperatives.

Participants discussed the applicability of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act to the EBRD.