To promote regulatory clarity, on August 28, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC")'s Division of Market Oversight issued an advisory to reaffirm its longstanding foreign board of trade ("FBOT") registration...more
9/5/2025
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or "Commission") has adopted new rules that further define the phrase "part of a regular business" for purposes of determining whether a person is a "dealer" or "government...more
2/28/2024
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Unless otherwise exempted, entities engaging in SBS dealing activity in the immediately preceding 12 months, as of the Counting Date and thereafter, must register as an SBS dealer if the SBS positions connected with its SBS...more