Dodd-Frank Title VII Final Rules and Interpretive Orders the CFTC may consider in 2012
Released: January 11, 2012
As a result of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the CFTC will write rules to regulate the swaps marketplace.
The CFTC has identified 38 areas where rules will be necessary. The public is encouraged to provide input on the rule-writing process. Information regarding each rule-writing area will be published as it becomes available.
The links below provide information on the 38 areas that the CFTC must address in its rule-writing, and also list the proposed rules and final rules issued by the Commission thus far.
View all Proposed Rules, Orders and Advance Notices of Proposed Rules
View all Dodd-Frank Final Rules and Orders
View all Dodd-Frank Open Meetings and Public Roundtables
View all Dodd-Frank Guidance, Questions and Answers, and Staff Letters
The CFTC is committed to transparency in the rulemaking process. Information on all meetings that Chairman Gensler and Commission staff have with outside organizations regarding the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will be made public. The topics of the meetings, attendees, summaries of the meetings and any materials presented to the CFTC are posted here.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires the CFTC to conduct a number of studies and reports on a wide variety of issues that affect the derivatives market. Information regarding these reports and studies will be published as it becomes available.
See List of Reports and Studies
Download the PDF of the bill, or
Read the text on THOMAS
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act brings comprehensive reform to the regulation of swaps. These products, which have not previously been regulated in the United States, were at the center of the 2008 financial crisis. The historic Dodd-Frank bill authorizes the CFTC to: