Market regulation · 11/05/2020

CFTC Amends Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is updating the rules for swap dealers and major swap participants to exclude the European Stability Mechanism from the definition of financial end users, and to correct a mistake in the regulations.

Source: Federal Register — CFTCOpen original release →

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