As a result of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the CFTC has written rules to regulate the swaps marketplace.
See information below regarding areas the CFTC addressed in its rule-writing. Also see proposed rules and final rules issued by the Commission thus far.
View all Dodd-Frank Final Rules and Orders
View all Dodd-Frank Guidance, Advisories and Questions
Currently Effective Staff Letters
View all Dodd-Frank Open Meetings and Public Roundtables
View all Proposed Rules, Orders and Advance Notices of Proposed Rules
View all Comparability Determinations for Substituted Compliance Purposes
The CFTC is committed to transparency in the rulemaking process. Information on all meetings that the Chairman 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 required 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
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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: