The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced several new staff letters and public statements with material consequences for legal and business professionals in the derivatives markets. In this alert, we...more
8/19/2025
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On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Divisions of Clearing and Risk, Data, Market Oversight, and Market Participants (together, the “Divisions”) issued a staff advisory (the...more
The CFTC’s proposed rules specify that certain event contracts involving gaming (such as political contests, awards contests, and sports competitions), war, terrorism, assassination, and unlawful activities under federal or...more