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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Summer’s Over and the Regulations Keep Coming, September 2025 - Defining (Again) The Scope of “Commodity”

On July 21, 2025, a U.S. district court judge in Texas stated in an opinion and order that “section 1 [of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”)] does not encompass precious metals [such as gold] as commodities because they are...more

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National Futures Association to Expand Compliance Rulebook to Address Member Activities in Spot Digital Asset Commodities

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On February 28, 2023, the National Futures Association (NFA), the self-regulatory organization for U.S. derivatives market participants, submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval a new...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Broker-dealer/FCMs! You need to have a talk with your clients about AEX Index Futures

Last month, Euronext published a notice to clients that will be of interest to US broker-dealers and FCMs who facilitate client execution and clearing of futures contracts listed on Euronext. The notice advises that from 20...more

Perkins Coie

CFTC Finalizes Guidance on Digital Assets in the Context of Retail Commodity Transactions

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On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the Commission or the CFTC) finalized long-awaited interpretive guidance regarding what constitutes the “actual delivery” of a digital asset in the context of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFTC and DOJ File a Flurry of Spoofing Actions

On January 29, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of eight anti-spoofing enforcement actions: three settlements with financial institutions and five complaints filed in federal district...more

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2015 Mid-Year Securities Litigation and Enforcement Highlights

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Welcome to the 2015 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. The purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters we...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Sentinel Decision Prioritizes Protection of Securities and Futures Markets

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On March 19, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided Grede v. FCStone, LLC, Nos. 13-1232, 13-1278 (7th Cir. Mar. 19, 2014), an opinion that reinforces the importance of the portability of investment...more

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