COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: COMMODITY POOL OPERATORS AND COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS: REDUCTION OF DUPLICATIVE REGULATION THROUGH INTERMEDIARY REGISTRATION EXEMPTIONS; EXPANSION OF THE EXEMPTION FOR SMALL COMMODITY POOLS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors: Reduction of Duplicative Regulation Through Intermediary Registration Exemptions; Expansion of the Exemption for Small Commodity Pools.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 21 by Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission.

Summary: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") is proposing several amendments to its registration requirements for certain commodity pool operators ("CPOs") and commodity trading advisors ("CTAs") to reduce duplicative and overlapping regulation and reflect inflation ("Proposal"). The Proposal would add an ex...