No-action letter extending relief from section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act for any eligible affiliate counterparty that executes a swap transaction with another eligible affiliate counterparty

This staff letter ensures that existing regulatory relief provided by DSIO, DMO, and DCR pursuant to certain existing staff letters affecting EU entities continues to be available for UK entities following Brexit.

No action letter extending relief from section 2(h)(8) of the Commission Exchange Act for any eligible affiliate counterparty that executes a swap transaction with another eligible affiliate counterparty.

No-action letter extending the time-limitation contained in an alternative compliance framework available to certain affiliated counterparties pursuant to Commission regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii)-(iii), extending the time-limitation permitting certain affiliated counterparties located in Australia and Mexico to use the compliance framework under regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii), and providing analogous relief to certain affiliated counterparties located in Canada, Hong Kong, and Switzerland.

No-action letter permitting a provision of the inter-affiliate exemption from required clearing (Commission regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii)) to be relied upon for swaps executed between certain U.S. swap market participants and their affiliated counterparties located in Australia or Mexico, analogous to how this provision has been available for swaps with affiliated counterparties located in the European Union, Japan, and Singapore.

No-action letter again extending the time-limitation contained in an alternative compliance framework available to certain affiliated counterparties pursuant to Commission regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii)-(iii).

No-action letter extending time-limited no-action relief, providing that the Division of Market Oversight will not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against any eligible affiliate counterparty that executes a swap transaction with another eligible affiliate counterparty without complying with section 2(h)(8) of the Act.

The purpose of this letter is to extend no-action relief previously granted by the Division of Clearing and Risk (Division) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) under No-Action Letter 14-135 that addressed certain challenges faced by market participants arising from the fact that other jurisdictions are still in the process of implementing mandatory clearing regimes.

No-action letter providing time-limited no-action relief from the requirements of the trade execution requirement in Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) section 2(h)(8) to Eligible Affiliate Counterparties, as defined in Commission regulation 50.52(a) of the Commission’s regulations, that engage in swap transactions with one another that involve a swap subject to the trade execution requirement.

No-action letter extending the time-limitation contained in an alternative compliance framework available to certain affiliated counterparties pursuant to Commission regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii)-(iii).