White Papers

  1. Energy Position Limits Summary

    Size 96KB

    A summary of the CFTC’s proposal on position limits and its implications for market participants

  2. Commodity Index Investing and Commodity Futures Prices

    Size 595KB

    Hans Stoll and Robert E. Whaley. Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.. September 10, 2009

  3. An Evaluation of the Influence of Large Reporting Traders on Futures Market Performance

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    Informa Economics. January 2009

  • Spreads and Non-Convergence in CBOT Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Futures: Are Index Funds to Blame?

    Size 596KB

    Scott H. Irwin, Philip Garcia, Darrel L. Good, and Eugene L. Kunda. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. November 2009

  • Issues Involving the Use of the Futures Markets to Invest in Commodity Indexes

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    U.S. Government Accountability Office. January 30, 2009

  • Viewpoint: Repealing 60/40 Tax Treatment for Commodity and Options Dealers

    Size 60KB

    The Administration Proposal to Repeal Current Law Treatment of Dealers of Equity Options and Commodities

Comment Letters

  1. Customer Funds and Secured Amount Funds (Sept. 8, 2010)

    Size 206KB

  2. Ownership and Control (Oct. 7, 2010)

    Size 267KB

  3. Ag Swaps (Oct. 28, 2010)

    Size 868KB

  4. Conflict of Interest and Governance, DCMs DCOs and SEFs (Nov. 17, 2010)

    Size 295KB

  5. Orderly Liquidation (Nov. 18, 2010)

    Size 122KB

  6. Agricultural Commodity (Nov. 24, 2010)

    Size 201KB

  7. Ownership Limitations (Nov. 24, 2010)

    Size 194KB

  8. Investment of Customer Funds (Dec. 2, 2010)

    Size 93KB

  9. CFTC Comment Letter Regarding DCO Financial Resources (Dec. 13, 2010)

    Size 112KB

  10. CFTC Protection for Cleared Swaps Customers (Jan. 18, 2011)

    Size 1,310KB

  11. Registration of Foreign Boards of Trade (Jan. 18, 2011)

    Size 225KB

  12. Security-Based Swap Information (Jan. 18, 2011)

    Size 70KB

  1. Basel III Memo (Feb. 4, 2011)

    Size 180KB

  2. Principles and Requirements for DCMs (Feb. 22, 2011)

    Size 355KB

  3. Swap Data Repositories (Feb. 22, 2011)

    Size 111KB

  4. Principles and Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities (March 8, 2011)

    Size 629KB

  5. Risk Management Requirements for DCOs (March 21, 2011)

    Size 249KB

  6. Position Limits for Derivatives (March 28, 2011)

    Size 156KB

  7. Processing, Clearing and Transfer of Customer Positions (April 11, 2011)

    Size 138KB

  8. Antidisruptive Practices Authority (May 17, 2011)

    Size 1,120KB

  9. Cost-Benefit Analyses of Proposed Dodd-Frank Rules (June 3, 2011)

    Size 175KB

  10. Principles and Requirements for DCMs (June 3, 2011)

    Size 180KB

  11. Sequencing of Adoption of Final Dodd-Frank Regulations (June 3, 2011)

    Size 153KB

  12. Joint Letter on 85% Rule (June 3, 2011)

    Size 180KB

  13. Effective Date for Swap Regulation (July 1, 2011)

    Size 144KB

  14. CFTC Products Definition (July 22, 2011)

    Size 297KB

  15. Cleared Swaps Segregation (August 8, 2011)

    Size 271KB