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2014-22962
… CONTACT: John C. Lawton, Deputy Director, Division of Clearing and Risk, 202-418-5480, [email protected]; Thomas J. … on all swaps that are not cleared by a registered derivatives clearing organization (``DCO''). Section 4s(e)(3)(A) provides that to …
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Draft Staff No-Action Letter Regarding the Application of Certain CEA Provisions after July 16, 2011 Available on CFTC Website
… the Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and the Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight (DCIO) would not … swaps; (2) section 5b(a) of the CEA, which requires a derivatives clearing organization to register with the CFTC in order to clear …
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Remarks, Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act
… of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, I swim in the derivatives lane. In July of last year, Congress passed – … contracts used by corporations, municipalities, nonprofit organizations and others to protect themselves from the risk … by requiring daily valuation of swaps. For cleared swaps, clearinghouses have to publicly say where they are marking …
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Speech before American Bar Association: Recent CFTC Projects and the Year Ahead
… FUTURES AND DERIVATIVES 2007: RECENT CFTC PROJECTS AND THE YEAR AHEAD … American Bar Association Committee on Futures and Derivatives Instruments Winter Meeting – San Juan, Puerto … its three-year study of self-regulation and self-regulatory organizations (“SROs”) in the futures industry by issuing …
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Remarks of Acting Chairman James E. Newsome before the European Financial Markets Convention, Panel Discussion on Transatlantic Relations, (Presented by Marcia Blase, Counsel to the Acting Chairman)
… often are located outside the jurisdiction of the market; derivatives designers can choose reference prices from … markets, some of which entered into linked trading and/or clearing with CFTC-regulated markets. In 1982, Congress … out in another. This arrangement made each local clearing organization a member of the other system and required …
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Opening Statement Before the Global Markets Advisory Committee
… the European Commission’s conference on over-the-counter derivatives reform. I look forward to continuing to work … The European Commission proposal includes a central clearing requirement, requires higher capital for customized … the United States and abroad. I have heard from some of the organizations represented around this table that the United …
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Statement of Chairman Heath P. Tarbert in Support of Long-Awaited Updates to the CFTC’s Bankruptcy Regime
… including the American Bar Association. To be clear, U.S. derivatives markets have weathered the recent volatility … also includes explicit rules governing the bankruptcy of a clearinghouse, otherwise known as a derivatives clearing organization or DCO.  Since its inception, Part 190 has …
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Testimony before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
… enact broad reforms to regulate over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Such reforms must comprehensively regulate both … regulated exchanges, electronic trading systems and clearing houses. Only with these two complementary regimes … the core principles that registered derivatives clearing organizations must meet to achieve these goals to both …
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… The CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk (the “Division”) issued a no-action letter providing limited no-action relief for derivatives clearing organizations (“DCOs”) that are registered with the …
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Keynote Remarks of Chairman Timothy G. Massad before the Futures Industry Association
… we continue to implement the new regulatory framework for derivatives based on the G-20 commitments. I want to thank … again. I often explain to people how the United States derivatives industry began with agricultural futures. We … by implementing four fundamental reforms: require central clearing of standardized swaps; require regular reporting so …
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