US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Solicits Public Comment in Response to the US District Court Order Regarding Cross-Border Litigation

On March 10, 2015, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission requested public comment on the US District Court of DC’s remand order in Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, et al. v. CFTC (“Cross-Border Litigation”). The CFTC release expands on its consideration of costs and benefits of 10 swaps rules regarding the treatment of overseas swaps subject to the order and requests comment on the application of the costs and benefits of the rules in the context of extraterritoriality. In Cross-Border Litigation, three trade associations challenged the CFTC’s 2013 Interpretive Guidance and Policy Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Swap Regulations and requested the court to release 14 swap regulations in terms of overseas applications issued in July 2013. On September 16, 2014, the court granted summary judgment in favor of the CFTC and denied the plaintiffs relief; however it required the CFTC to supplement the 10 swaps regulations with a detailed analysis of associated costs and benefits. Comments are due by May 11, 2015.

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View the CFTC request for comment