Latest Posts › Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs)

Share:

The CFTC Approves a Final Rule Regarding Investment of Customer Funds

At the heart of the statutory and regulatory framework governing transactions in derivatives in the United States is a customer asset protection regime that requires futures commission merchants (FCM) and derivatives clearing...more

CFTC Approves NFA’s Enhanced Retail Forex Requirements

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved amendments to National Futures Association’s (NFA’s) rules and an accompanying interpretive notice governing Forex Dealer Members (FDMs). Specifically, the rule amendments...more

CFTC Extends CCO Report Filing Deadline

The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued permanent no-action relief from the filing deadline for chief compliance officer (CCO) annual reports....more

CFTC Extends Portfolio Margining on ICE Clear Europe

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an amended order authorizing futures commission merchants (FCMs) that are not clearing members of ICE Clear Europe Limited, but carry futures and options on futures...more

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 13

In This Issue: - CFTC Extends Portfolio Margining on ICE Clear Europe - CFTC Extends CCO Report Filing Deadline - CFTC Issues Relief to Swap Dealers Regarding Legacy SPV Swaps - CME Updates Order...more

CFTC Issues Advisory on Ownership and Control Reporting

The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have issued an advisory on ownership and control reporting (OCR) for futures...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 1

In this issue: - SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Implement JOBS Act Registration Thresholds - ISS Releases FAQs on Equity Plan Scorecard and Independent Chair Policy - FINRA Issues Annual Regulatory and...more

CFTC Issues 30.7 Customer Funds No-Action Relief and Interpretation

The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued no-action relief and interpretive guidance for futures commission merchants (FCMs) with customers that trade...more

NFA Changes Public Display of FCM Financial Information on BASIC

Beginning November 25, the National Futures Association (NFA) will display additional information on each futures commission merchant’s (FCM’s) BASIC page, including the amount of customer funds held at clearing organizations...more

CFTC Grants Relief to IB Entering Into Give-Up Arrangements

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) granted no-action relief from the proviso in CFTC Regulation 1.57(a)(1), which requires an introducing broker (IB) that has...more

CFTC Proposes to Revise Residual Interest Deadline for FCMs

In 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission amended CFTC Regulation 1.22 to require a futures commission merchant (FCM) to maintain its own funds (i.e., residual interest) in customer segregated accounts in an amount...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 44

In this issue: - SEC Sanctions 10 Companies for Disclosure Failures Surrounding Financing Deals and Stock Dilution - Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Entire Fairness Review in Absence of Conflicted...more

JAC Issues Guidance on Margin Funds

The Joint Audit Committee (JAC) has issued a regulatory alert regarding the receipt and disbursement of margin funds. As noted in the regulatory alert, a futures commission merchant (FCM) is generally prohibited from applying...more

NFA Amends FCM Capital Requirements for Forex Transactions with ECPs

The National Futures Association (NFA) has amended the financial requirements applicable to member futures commission merchants (FCMs) acting as counterparties in foreign exchange (forex) transactions...more

14 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide