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PROPOSED RULES: Commodity pools; profile documents; disclosure,
Published: 2000-07-27
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') Rule
4.21(a) \1\ currently requires that commodity pool operators (``CPOs'')
deliver a disclosure document, containing specified information, to
prospective participants before soliciting or accepting any funds,
securities or other property from such participants. National Futures
Association's
RULES: Civil monetary penalties; inflation adjustment,
Published: 2000-07-25
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is
amending Rule 143.8, which governs the maximum amount of civil monetary
penalties, to adjust for inflation. This rule sets forth the maximum,
inflationadjusted dollar amount for civil monetary penalties
assessable for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act) and
Commission rules and
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2000-07-11
NOTICES: Agricultural Advisory Committee,
Published: 2000-07-07
This is to give notice, pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(a), that the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Agricultural Advisory Committee
will conduct a public meeting on July 19, 2000, in the first floor
hearing room (Room 1000) of the Commission's Washington, DC
headquarters,
NOTICES: Futures and option contracts, new listings by foreign boards of trade; policy statement,
Published: 2000-07-06
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') has
issued a Statement of Policy in which it expresses the view that
foreign boards of trade that have placed automated trading systems in
the U.S. pursuant to a Commission staff noaction letter shall be
permitted to list certain additional futures and option contracts
without obtaining
NOTICES: Chicago Board of Trade—; Corn, oats, rice, soybeans, wheat, gold, and silver; contract terms and conditions,
Published: 2000-06-29
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBT or Exchange) has proposed
amendments to the Exchange's corn, corn yield insurance (six
contracts), oats, rough rice, soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil,
wheat, kilo gold, 100 ounce gold, 1000 ounce silver, and 5000 ounce
silver futures contracts. On June 8, 2000, the Commission published a
request for public
PROPOSED RULES: Clearing organizations; regulatory framework,
Published: 2000-06-22
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is
proposing a new Part 39 of its rules that would apply to clearing
organizations, as defined in the proposed rules. This proposal,
centered on broad, flexible, core principles, is part of an initiative
described in separate companion releases published in this edition of
the Federal Register
PROPOSED RULES: Exemption for bilateral transcations; regulatory framework,
Published: 2000-06-22
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC)
is proposing to clarify the operation of the current swaps exemption,
17 CFR Part 35. In addition, in a companion notice of proposed
rulemaking on clearing, the Commission is proposing rules clarifying
that transactions under its Part 35 swaps exemption can be cleared. The
Commission,
PROPOSED RULES: Intermediaries of commodity interest transactions; regulatory framework,
Published: 2000-06-22
On February 22, 2000, a staff task force of the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') submitted a
report to the CFTC's Congressional oversight committees entitled A New
Regulatory Framework. To further the regulatory reform process, the
Commission is proposing to revise its rules relating to intermediation
of commodity
PROPOSED RULES: Multilateral transaction execution facilities, intermediaries and clearing organizations; regulatory framework,
Published: 2000-06-22
Notice is hereby given that the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (``Commission'') will convene two public meetings at which
interested members of the public may appear before it to give oral and
written statements relating to the Commission's consideration of a new
regulatory framework for multilateral transaction execution facilities,
NOTICES: Submission for OMB review; comment request,
Published: 2000-06-22
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 USC 3501 et
seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected costs and burden; it
includes
NOTICES: Submission for OMB review; comment request,
Published: 2000-06-21
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected costs and burden; it
NOTICES: Submission for OMB review; comment request,
Published: 2000-06-21
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected costs and burden; it
NOTICES: Submission for OMB review; comment request,
Published: 2000-06-21
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected costs and burden; it
NOTICES: BrokerTec Futures Exchange, L.L.C.—; U.S. Treasury notes and bonds,
Published: 2000-06-09
BrokerTec Futures Exchange, L.L.C. (``BTEX'' or ``Exchange'')
has applied for designation as a contract market for the automated
trading of futures contracts on shortterm U.S. Treasury Notes (2
Year), mediumterm U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year), longterm U.S.
Treasury Notes (6\1/2\10 Year), and U.S. Treasury Bonds (1530 Year)
on an electronic trading
NOTICES: Chicago Board of Trade—; Corn, oats, rice, soybeans, wheat, gold, and silver; contract terms and conditions,
Published: 2000-06-08
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT or Exchange) has submitted
proposed amendments which would increase the maximum daily price
fluctuation limits for the Exchange's corn, corn yield insurance (six
contracts), oats, rough rice, soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil,
wheat, kilo gold, 100 ounce silver, and 5000 ounce silver futures
contracts. The CBT's
PROPOSED RULES: Futures commission merchants and introducing brokers; minimum financial requirements; Subordination agreements; net capital treatment,
Published: 2000-06-02
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or
``CFTC'') is proposing to amend certain provisions of Regulation
1.17(h) which governs the net capital treatment of subordination
agreements. Currently, futures commission merchants (``FCMs'') and
independent introducing brokers (``IBIs'') that are members of a self
regulatory organization
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2000-06-02
NOTICES: Systems of records,
Published: 2000-05-24
This notice revises CFTC-35, the Commission's systems of
records under the Privacy Act of interoffice and Internet email. The
revisions reflect the changes in the maintenance of email records
brought about by a change in the agency's computer network. The changes
are technical in nature and do not significantly affect the privacy
expectations of
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2000-05-16
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2000-05-16
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2000-05-16
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2000-05-16
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2000-05-16
NOTICES: Proposed collection; comment request,
Published: 2000-05-09
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal agencies are required to publish
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
