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Appendix 8 – Table of Acronyms

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AARP
American Association of Retired Persons
ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
AP
Associated Persons
CEA
Commodity Exchange Act
CFTC
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFMA
Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
COOP
Continuity of Operations Plan
COTS
Commitments of Traders
CPO
Commodity Pool Operator
CRA
CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008
CTA
Commodity Trading Advisor
DCIO
Division of Clearing, Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (CFTC)
DCM
Designated Contract Market
DCO
Derivatives Clearing Organization
DSRO
Designated Self-Regulatory Organization
Dodd-Frank Act
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
DOJ
Department of Justice
DTEF
Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility
EBOT
Exempt Boards of Trade
ECM
Exempt Commercial Markets
Farm Bill
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
FB
Floor Broker
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBIIC
Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee
FBOT
Foreign Boards of Trade
FCA
Farm Credit Administration
FCM
Futures Commission Merchant
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FinCEN
U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FSB
Financial Stability Board
FSRIA
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
FMHA
Farmers Home Administration
FOREX
Foreign Currency
FT
Floor Trader
FTE
Full-time Equivalent
FY
Fiscal Year
GAO
Government Accountability Office
GSA
General Services Administration
IB
Introducing Broker
IOSCO
International Organization of Securities Commissions
ISS
Integrated Surviellance System
IT
Information Technology
JO
Judgment Officer
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
NFA
National Futures Association
OCE
Office of Chief Economist (OCE)
OCX
OneChicago LLC Futures Exchange
ODT
Office of Data and Technology (CFTC)
OED
Office of the Executive Director (CFTC)
OFM
Office of Financial Management (CFTC)
OGC
Office of the General Counsel (CFTC)
OHR
Office of Human Resources (CFTC)
OIA
Office of International Affairs (CFTC)
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OTC
Other-the-Counter
PWG
President’s Working Group
RER
Rule Enforcement Review
RFED
Retail Foreign Exchange Dealers
RWG
Registration Working Group
SAN
Storage Area Network
SDR
Swap Data Repository
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEF
Swap Execution Facility
SFP
Security Futures Products
SPDC
Significant Price Discovery Contract
SRO
Self-Regulatory Organization
TSS
Trade Surveillance System
US
United States
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
UK
United Kingdom

 

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