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Summary of Goal Three Performance Indicators



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Goal Three: Ensure market integrity in order to foster open, competitive,
and financial sound markets.
Outcome 3.1: Clearing organizations and firms holding customer funds have sound financial practices.
Annual Performance Goal: No loss of customer funds as a result of firms’ failure to adhere to regulations. No customers prevented from transferring funds from failing firms to sound firms.
Performance Measures FY 2007
Actual
FY 2008
Actual
FY 2009
Plan
FY 2010
Plan
Lost funds:        
a) Number of customers who lost funds 0 0 0 0
b) Amount of funds lost $0 $0 $0 $0
Number off rulemakings to ensure market integrity and financially sound markets 1 0 3 4
Percentage of clearing organizations that comply with requirement to enforce rules 100% 100% 100% 100%
Outcome 3.2: Commodity futures and option markets are effectively self-regulated.
Annual Performance Goal: No loss of funds resulting from failure of self-regulated organizations to ensure compliance with their rules.
Performance Measures FY 2007
Actual
FY 2008
Actual
FY 2009
Plan
FY 2010
Plan
Percentage of intermediaries who meet risk-based capital requirements 100% 100% 100% 100%
Percentage of self-regulatory organizations that comply with requirement to enforce their rules 100% 100% 100% 100%
Outcome 3.3: Markets are free of trade practice abuses.
Annual Performance Goal: Minimize trade practice abuses.
Performance Measures FY 2007
Actual
FY 2008
Actual
FY 2009
Plan
FY 2010
Plan
Percentage of exchanges deemed to have adequate systems for detecting trade practice abuses 100% 100% 100% 100%
Percentage of exchanges that comply with requirement to enforce their rules 100% 100% 100% 100%
Outcome 3.4: Regulatory environment is flexible and responsive to evolving market conditions.
Annual Performance Goal: Rulemakings issued and requests responded to reflect the evolution of the markets and protect the interests of the public.
Performance Measures FY 2007
Actual
FY 2008
Actual
FY 2009
Plan
FY 2010
Plan
Percentage of CFMA Section 126(b) objectives addressed 100% 100% 100% 100%
Number of rulemakings, studies, interpretations, and guidances to ensure market integrity and exchanges’ compliance with regulatory requirements 19 41 36 38
Percentage of requests for no-action or other relief completed within six months related to novel market or trading practices and issues to facilitate innovation 100% 100% 75% 75%
Percentage of total requests receiving CFTC responses for guidance and advice 95% 75% 83% 83%
Last Updated: September 23, 2009