Tag:Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCOs)

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United States: CFTC Proposes Rule to Address Margin Adequacy and Treatment of Separate Accounts by FCMs
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United States: CFTC Proposes New Rules for Derivatives Clearing Organizations

United States: CFTC Proposes Rule to Address Margin Adequacy and Treatment of Separate Accounts by FCMs

By: Matthew Rogers and Benjamin Skillin

On 20 February 2024, the CFTC approved a proposed rule that would apply a margin adequacy requirement to all futures commission merchants (FCMs), with respect to their customers. The new requirement—titled Regulation 1.44—is designed to ensure that an FCM does not permit a customer to withdraw funds from its account if the remaining balance would be insufficient to meet the customer’s initial margin requirements.

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United States: CFTC Proposes New Rules for Derivatives Clearing Organizations

By: Cheryl L. Isaac and Matthew F. Phillips

On July 27, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) proposed a series of amendments to the Commodity Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”) designed to enhance its governance standards for Derivatives Clearing Organizations (“DCOs”).

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