Commodity Futures Trading Commission July 17, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission or CFTC'') is issuing an Amended Supplemental Order for expanded relief, authorizing members of the Sydney Futures Exchange (``Exchange or SFE'') to solicit and accept orders from U.S. customers for otherwise permitted transactions on all non-U.S. and non-Australian exchanges (``foreign exchanges'') where such members are authorized by the regulations of the SFE to conduct futures business for customers. The Amended Supplemental Order supercedes the prior Supplemental Orders, relating to expanded relief, issued to SFE in 1997 and 1993. This Amended Supplemental Order is issued pursuant to Commission Regulation 30.10, which permits the Commission to grant an exemption from certain provisions of Part 30 of the Commission's regulations, and the Commission's Order to SFE dated November 1, 1988 (Original Order), granting relief under Regulation 30.10 to designated members of the Exchange.