Commodity Futures Trading Commission February 9, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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In the Matter of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Petition To Extend Interpretation Pursuant to Section 1a(12)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act
On February 4, 2003, in response to a petition from the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (``NYMEX'' or ``Exchange'') the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission''), issued an order \1\ pursuant to section 1a(12)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``Act''). The order provided that, subject to certain conditions, Exchange floor brokers and floor traders (collectively referred to hereafter as ``floor members'') who are registered with the Commission, when acting in a proprietary trading capacity, shall be deemed to be ``eligible contract participants'' as that term is defined in section 1a(12) of the Act. The order (hereafter the ``original order'' or the ``ECP Order'') was effective for a two year period and would have expired on February 4, 2005.
Foreign Futures and Options Transactions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is granting an exemption to firms designated by the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) from the application of certain of the Commission's foreign futures and option rules based on substituted compliance with certain comparable regulatory and self-regulatory requirements of a foreign regulatory authority consistent with conditions specified by the Commission, as set forth herein. This Order is issued pursuant to Commission Regulation 30.10, which permits persons to file a petition with the Commission for exemption from the application of certain of the Regulations set forth in Part 30 and authorizes the Commission to grant such an exemption if such action would not be otherwise contrary to the public interest or to the purposes of the provision from which exemption is sought.
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