National Futures Association to Regulate Agricultural Trade Option Merchants and Associated Persons

Summary

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has authorized the National Futures Association to take adverse registration actions against agricultural trade option merchants and their associated persons, including denial, suspension, or revocation of registrations, and to serve as the official custodian of related records.

Original source language: Federal Register — CFTCOpen original release →

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