Commodity Futures Trading Commission Makes Technical Corrections to Staff No-Action Relief Policy

Summary

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is revising two footnotes related to foreign boards of trade offering broad-based stock index futures and option contracts through U.S.-located trading systems, with the changes taking effect on April 18, 2006.

Original source language: Federal Register — CFTCOpen original release →

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