AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES

§§ 1–27f · 74 sections

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§ 1Short title § 1aDefinitions § 1bRequirements of Secretary of the Treasury regarding exemption of foreign exchange swaps and foreign exchange forwards from definition of the term "swap"§ 2Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce § 5Findings and purpose § 6Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions § 6lCommodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; Congressional finding § 6oFraud and misrepresentation by commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, and associated persons § 6aExcessive speculation § 6bContracts designed to defraud or mislead § 6cProhibited transactions § 6dDealing by unregistered futures commission merchants or introducing brokers prohibited; duties in handling customer receipts; conflict-of-interest systems and procedures; Chief Compliance Officer; rules to avoid duplicative regulations; swap requirements; portfolio margining accounts § 6eDealings by unregistered floor trader or broker prohibited § 6fRegistration and financial requirements; risk assessment § 6gReporting and recordkeeping § 6hFalse self-representation as registered entity member prohibited § 6iReports of deals equal to or in excess of trading limits; books and records; cash and controlled transactions § 6jRestrictions on dual trading in security futures products on designated contract markets and registered derivatives transaction execution facilities § 6kRegistration of associates of futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors; required disclosure of disqualifications; exemptions for associated persons § 6mUse of mails or other means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce by commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; relation to other law § 6nRegistration of commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; application; expiration and renewal; record keeping and reports; disclosure; statements of account § 6pStandards and examinations § 6qSpecial procedures to encourage and facilitate bona fide hedging by agricultural producers § 6rReporting and recordkeeping for uncleared swaps § 6sRegistration and regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants § 6tLarge swap trader reporting § 6b-1Enforcement authority § 7Designation of boards of trade as contract markets § 7bSuspension or revocation of designation as registered entity § 7a-1Derivatives clearing organizations § 7b-1Designation of securities exchanges and associations as contract markets § 7a-2Common provisions applicable to registered entities § 7b-2Privacy § 7b-3Swap execution facilities § 8Application for designation as contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility; time; suspension or revocation of designation; hearing; review by court of appeals § 9Prohibition regarding manipulation and false information § 9aAssessment of money penalties § 9bRules prohibiting deceptive and other abusive telemarketing acts or practices § 9cNotice of investigations and enforcement actions § 10aCooperative associations and corporations, exclusion from board of trade; rules of board inapplicable to payment of compensation by association § 11Vacation on request of designation or registration as "registered entity"; redesignation or reregistration § 12Public disclosure § 12aRegistration of commodity dealers and associated persons; regulation of registered entities § 12bTrading ban violations; prohibition § 12cDisciplinary actions § 12dCommission action for noncompliance with export sales reporting requirements § 13Violations generally; punishment; costs of prosecution § 13aNonenforcement of rules of government or other violations; cease and desist orders; fines and penalties; imprisonment; misdemeanor; separate offenses § 13bManipulations or other violations; cease and desist orders against persons other than registered entities; punishment § 13cResponsibility as principal; minor violations § 13-1Violations, prohibition against dealings in motion picture box office receipts or onion futures; punishment § 13a-1Enjoining or restraining violations § 13a-2Jurisdiction of States § 15bCotton futures contracts § 16Commission operations § 16aService fees and National Futures Association study § 17Separability § 17aSeparability of 1936 amendment § 17bSeparability of 1968 amendment § 18Complaints against registered persons § 19Consideration of costs and benefits and antitrust laws § 20Market reports § 21Registered futures associations § 22Research and information programs; reports to Congress § 23Standardized contracts for certain commodities § 24Customer property with respect to commodity broker debtors; definitions § 24aSwap data repositories § 25Private rights of action § 26Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection § 27Definitions § 27aExclusion of identified banking product § 27cExclusion of certain other identified banking products § 27dAdministration of the predominance test § 27fContract enforcement

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