Public Meetings and Roundtables

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is in the process of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Under Dodd-Frank, in August 2010, the Commission began issuing proposed rules and soliciting public comment. The CFTC began finalizing its Dodd-Frank rules in July 2011. The finalization process is ongoing.

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The CFTC has held 28 open meetings and 19 public roundtables during its implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Dodd-Frank Public Meetings

Date	Public Meeting	Proposed Actions	Final Actions
7/10/2012	Twenty-Eighth Meeting	Clearing Exemption for Certain Swaps Entered into by Cooperatives	End-User Exception to the Clearing Requirement for Swaps Further Definition of “Swap,” “Security-Based Swap,” and “Security-Based Swap Agreement”; Mixed Swaps; Security-Based Swap Agreement Recordkeeping
5/10/2012	Twenty-Seventh Meeting		Core Principles and Other Requirements for Designated Contract Markets
4/18/2012	Twenty-Sixth Meeting		Entity Definitions Commodity Options
3/20/2012	Twenty-Fifth Meeting		Customer Clearing Documentation, Timing of Acceptance for Clearing, and Clearing Member Risk Management
2/23/2012	Twenty-Fourth Meeting	Minimum Block Sizes	Internal Business Conduct Standards
1/11/2012	Twenty-Third Meeting	Volcker Rule	Segregation for Cleared Swaps External Business Conduct Standards Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Registration Delegation of Functions to NFA
12/20/2011	Twenty-Second Meeting		Real Time Reporting for Swaps Swap Data Recordkeeping Effective Date for Swap Regulation
12/5/2011	Twenty-First Meeting	Process to Make a Swap Available to Trade	Investment of Customer Funds Foreign Boards of Trade
10/18/2011	Twentieth Meeting	Effective Date for Swap Regulation	Clearinghouse General Provisions and Core Principles Position Limits for Futures and Swaps
9/8/2011	Nineteenth Meeting	Compliance and Implementation Schedule - Trading Documentation and Margining Compliance and Implementation Schedule - Clearing and Trade Execution Mandate
8/4/2011	Eighteenth Meeting		Agricultural Swaps Swap Data Repositories - Core Principles, Duties and Registration Whistleblowers
7/19/2011	Seventeenth Meeting	Customer Clearing Documentation and Timing of Acceptance for Clearing Clearing Member Risk Management	Process for Rule Certifications Process for Mandatory Clearing Determinations Reliance on Credit Ratings
7/7/2011	Sixteenth Meeting		Anti-Manipulation Agricultural Commodity Definition Business Affiliate Marketing Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Large Trader Reporting for Physical Commodity Swaps
6/14/2011	Fifteenth Meeting	Effective Date for Swap Regulation
4/27/2011	Fourteenth Meeting	Adaptation of Regulations to Incorporate Swaps Segregation for Cleared Swaps Capital for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Product Definitions	Extension of Margin Rule Comment Period
4/12/2011	Thirteenth Meeting	Margin for Uncleared Swaps
2/24/2011	Twelfth Meeting	Conforming Amendments to Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Adviser Regulations Processing, Clearing and Transfer of Customer Positions Registration of Intermediaries Disruptive Trade Practices Interpretive Order
1/26/2011	Eleventh Meeting	Investment Adviser Reporting on Form PF Amendments to Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Adviser Compliance Obligations
1/20/2011	Tenth Meeting	Commodity Options and Agricultural Swaps Orderly Liquidation Termination Provisions in Swap Dealer and major Swap Participant Documentation
1/13/2011	Ninth Meeting	Position Limits Documentation Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants
12/16/2010	Eighth Meeting	Swap Execution Facilities - Core Principles and Registration Confirmation, Portfolio Reconciliation, and Portfolio Compression Clearinghouse Risk Management
12/9/2010	Seventh Meeting	End-User Exception Conflicts and Governance for Clearinghouses, Designated Contract Markets and Swap Execution Facilities External Business Conduct Standards	Interim Final Rule for Reporting Certain Post-Enactment Swap Transactions
12/1/2010	Sixth Meeting	SD and MSP Reporting, Recordkeeping and Daily Trading Records Designated Contract Markets Clearinghouse General Regulations Entity Definitions
11/19/2010	Fifth Meeting	Segregation for Cleared Swaps (ANPR) Segregation for Uncleared Swaps Real-Time Reporting for Swaps Swap Data Repositories - Core Principles, Duties and Registration
11/10/2010	Fourth Meeting	Foreign Boards of Trade Registration Duties of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Conflicts of Interest Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Registration Whistleblowers Chief Compliance Officer Duties
10/26/2010	Third Meeting	Disruptive Trade Practices (ANPR) Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Process for Mandatory Clearing Determinations Reliance on Credit Ratings Investment of Customer Funds Process for Rule Certifications
10/19/2010	Second Meeting	Agricultural Swaps Agricultural Commodity Definition Business Affiliate Marketing Privacy of Consumer Financial Information
10/1/2010	First Meeting	Conflicts and Governance Financial Resources Requirements for Clearinghouses	Interim Final Rule for Reporting Pre-Enactment Swap Transactions

Dodd-Frank Public Roundtables

Date	Dodd-Frank Public Roundtables
8/9/2012	CFTC Staff to Host a Public Roundtable to Discuss Additional Customer Protections
6/05/2012	CFTC Staff to Host a Public Roundtable to Discuss Proposed Regulations Implementing Core Principle 9 for Designated Contract Markets
5/31/2012	CFTC Staff to Host a Public Roundtable to Discuss the Proposed Volcker Rule
3/01/2012	Day 2: CFTC Staff Public Roundtable to Discuss Additional Customer Collateral Protections
2/29/2012	Day 1: CFTC Staff Public Roundtable to Discuss Additional Customer Collateral Protections
1/30/2012	“Available to Trade” Provision for Swap Execution Facilities and Designated Contract Markets
8/1/2011	International Issues relating to the Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act (CFTC and SEC)
7/6/2011	Proposed Changes to Registration and Compliance Regime for Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors
6/16/2011	Proposed Dealer and Major Participant Definitions under Dodd-Frank Act (CFTC and SEC)
6/8/2011	Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
6/3/2011	Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Collateral
5/3/2011	Day 2: Discussion on Dodd-Frank Implementation (CFTC and SEC)
5/2/2011	Day 1: Discussion on Dodd-Frank Implementation (CFTC and SEC)
1/28/2011	Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
12/10/2010	Capital and Margin for Swaps and Security-Based Swaps (CFTC and SEC)
12/2/2010	Disruptive Trading Practices
10/22/2010	Customer Collateral Protection
10/22/2010	Credit Default Swaps (CFTC and SEC)
9/15/2010	Swap Execution Facilities and Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities (CFTC and SEC)
9/14/2010	Swap Data, Swap Data Repositories and Real Time Reporting (CFTC and SEC)
8/20/2010	Governance and Conflicts of Interest in the Clearing and Listing of Swaps (CFTC and SEC)

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