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Whether you work for a financial institution, investment adviser, commodity trading firm, family office, public company, registered investment company, or private fund, or are just curious about the derivatives market, you are in the right place. Authored by Blank Rome LLP’s seasoned Finance and Investment Management attorneys, The BR Derivatives Report is here to shed…

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Crypto and Carbon and Governance…Oh My! (Was There Ever Really a Kansas for Digital Assets and Environmental Commodities?)

Andrew P. Cross — Reflections on CFTC Commissioner Johnson’s Speech at the Atlanta Economics Club On November 13, 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Commissioner Kristin Johnson delivered a keynote address to the Atlanta Economics Club titled “Policing the (Token) Economy: Introducing Corporate Governance and Market Structure Reforms in Crypto and Environmental Commodities Markets.” The speech…

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2023 Enforcement Results Released by CFTC

Andrew P. Cross — On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY 2023”). The following are select highlights: 96… …enforcement actions were filed by the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement of which 62 were administrative cases and 34 were injunctive cases. 12… …of the 96…

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Transactional Corner: NOW Is the Time to Complete Your MSFTA Negotiations…Seriously

Andrew P. Cross — Mandatory TBA Margining under FINRA Rule 4210 Starts May 22, 2024 On August 18, 2023, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued Regulatory Notice 23-14 announcing that mandatory margining of certain delayed delivery agency mortgage-backed securities, including so-called TBAs (or “To Be Announced” securities), will go into effect on May 22, 2024. This regulatory…

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Disclosure Obligations for CPOs and CTAs under Proposed Amendments to CFTC Regulation 4.7

Andrew P. Cross — This article is the second in a series on a recent rule proposal by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) to amend CFTC Regulation 4.7. Introduction As detailed in an October 9 article at The BR Derivatives Report, the CFTC recently proposed amendments to CFTC Regulation 4.7. If adopted, these amendments will substantially…

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