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CFTC To Hold Open Meeting To Consider Three Final Rules, One Proposed Rule And A Delegation Of Authority Order

Date 04/01/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., on the following topics:

  • Final Rule: Registration of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants;
  • Final Rule: Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral: Conforming Amendments to the Commodity Broker Bankruptcy Provisions;
  • Final Rule: Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants with Counterparties;
  • Proposed Rule: Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds; and
  • Delegation of Authority Order: Performance of Registration Functions by National Futures Association with Respect to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants.

The meeting is open to the public.

 

What:

Open meeting to consider three final rules and one proposed rule under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. In addition, the Commission will consider a delegation of authority order.

Where:

CFTC Headquarters Conference Center, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581.

When:

Wednesday, January 11, 2011, 9:30 a.m.

Viewing/Listening Information: The CFTC has made available the following options to access the meeting:

 

Watch a live broadcast of the meeting via webcast on www.cftc.gov.

Call a toll-free telephone line to connect to a live audio feed.

Call in participants should be prepared to provide their fist name, last name and affiliation. Conference call information is listed below:

Domestic Toll Free: 866-844-9416
International Toll Numbers: 
See Related Document
Call Leader Name: 
Frank Rosen
Pass code/Pin code: 
6529163

Note: The open Commission meeting that was previously scheduled for January 17, 2012, and announced in a Sunshine Notice published in the Federal Register on December 20, 2011, will not be held. The next open Commission meeting is scheduled for January 25, 2012.