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Investment of Customer Funds by Futures Commission Merchants and Derivatives Clearing Organizations

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 22, 2025. It took effect on February 21, 2025.

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What the agency says

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") is amending its regulations governing the types of investments that futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations may make with funds held for the benefit of customers engaging in futures, foreign futures, and cleared swaps transactions. The Commission is also revising asset-based and issuer-based concentration limits for the investment of customer funds. The Commission is also specifying market risk capital charges that a futures commission merchant must take on new investments added to the list of permitted investments in computing the firm's adjusted net capital. The amendments also revise regulations that require each futures commission merchant to report to the Commission, and to the firm's designated self-regulatory organization, the name, location, and amount of customer funds held by each depository, including any investments of customer funds held by the depository. Lastly, the Commission is eliminating the requirement that each depository holding customer funds must provide the Commission with read-only electronic access to such accounts for the futures commission merchant to treat the funds as customer segregated funds.

Key facts

Document number
2024-30927
Type
Final rule
Action
Final rule
Agency
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Published
January 22, 2025
Takes effect
February 21, 2025
Dates
Effective date: This rule is effective February 21, 2025.
Regulation ID (RIN)
3038-AF24
Code of Federal Regulations
17 CFR 1; 17 CFR 22; 17 CFR 30
Topics
Brokers; Commodity futures; Consumer protection; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Swaps
Significant
Yes, under Executive Order 12866
Pages
68

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