CFTC News and Regulatory Updates
SEC and CFTC seek comment to streamline swap data reporting rules
U.S. derivatives regulators are opening a joint review of reporting requirements for security-based swaps and swaps as they look to align overlapping compliance frameworks. The move is aimed at ...
CFTC and SEC seek comment on swap reporting overhaul
U.S. derivatives regulators are opening a joint review of reporting rules for swap and security-based swap markets as they push to simplify compliance requirements. The request for public comment ...
SEC and CFTC seek comment on derivatives definition changes
U.S. market regulators are opening a new review of derivatives rules as trading practices and financial products continue to evolve. The joint consultation focuses on whether existing definitions ...
CFTC and SEC seek public input on derivatives definitions harmonization
U.S. derivatives regulators are opening a new review of how key product definitions are applied as market structures and trading practices evolve. The joint consultation focuses on whether ...
American Perpetuals Exchange raises $30 million as it pursues dual CFTC, SEC oversight
Amid a broader push to bring perpetual futures into regulated U.S. markets, American Perpetuals Exchange Corporation is raising capital and preparing a licensing strategy for equity-linked ...
CME Group sues CFTC over U.S. perpetual futures approval
A dispute over how perpetual futures should be regulated in the U.S. is moving into federal court as CME Group challenges the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's recent approvals. The case ...
KBW upgrades CME Group, sees upside despite perpetual futures dispute
Selling pressure on CME Group is deepening as concerns over perpetual futures and a looming legal fight with federal regulators weigh on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says the decline creates ...
CME plans legal challenge to CFTC approval of Kalshi perpetual futures
Regulatory tensions in the U.S. derivatives market are escalating after the approval of perpetual futures products earlier this month. CME Chief Executive Terrence Duffy says the company plans to ...
CME Group to sue CFTC over perpetual futures approval
CME Group is preparing legal action against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the regulator's approval of perpetual futures for U.S. investors. The dispute emerges as incumbent ...
U.S. gaming groups seek CLARITY Act ban on sports prediction market contracts
A coalition of U.S. gaming, tribal and labor groups is pressing lawmakers to carve out sports betting from federal oversight of prediction market platforms as the Senate reviews the CLARITY Act. ...
Kentucky lawsuit targets prediction markets in U.S. sports betting dispute
Kentucky is joining a widening state-level fight over whether prediction market platforms can offer sports-related event contracts without local gaming licenses. The move puts a strongly ...
CFTC issues swap risk-reduction no-action relief for service providers
U.S. derivatives regulators are providing temporary compliance relief for firms that run post-trade risk reduction services in the swaps market. The step covers portfolio rebalancing and basis ...
Kalshi adds surveillance partnership with StarCompliance as prediction market scrutiny rises
Growing regulatory and insider trading concerns around prediction markets are pushing financial firms to strengthen oversight of employee activity. Kalshi is partnering with StarCompliance on a ...
California ballot tax odds slide as Newsom moves to block billionaire measure
Prediction market pricing for a proposed California billionaire tax is falling sharply as the measure faces political resistance ahead of a key ballot deadline. Kalshi odds have dropped from 88% ...
Novig secures CFTC approval as sports prediction market competition intensifies
Sports prediction markets are drawing fresh attention as trading volumes climb around major events including the World Cup and NBA Finals. Novig now enters the federally regulated segment after ...
CFTC regulation of prediction markets draws scrutiny as Atkins backs Selig
Pressure is building on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as it expands oversight of prediction markets and prepares for a possible larger role in cryptocurrency regulation. The debate ...
CFTC defends approval of U.S. bitcoin perpetual futures
U.S. regulators are pushing to bring a fast-growing crypto derivatives product onshore as debate intensifies over risk, market access and investor protections. Michael Selig says perpetual futures ...
CFTC names SEC crypto adviser to lead data innovation role
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is adding blockchain forensics expertise to its senior ranks as lawmakers weigh changes to digital asset oversight. Donald Battle is set to become the ...
CFTC names two senior advisers to strengthen data innovation and Chicago oversight
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is expanding its senior leadership with two appointments tied to technology, market oversight, and regional operations. Donald Battle joins in a newly ...
Kraken launches U.S. crypto perps trading on Kraken Pro
Kraken is expanding its derivatives push in the U.S. by introducing perpetual futures trading on Kraken Pro after regulatory conditions for onshore crypto products begin to open up. The launch ...
U.S. crypto policy debate broadens as tax bills and prediction market rules advance
Washington’s crypto policy agenda is widening as lawmakers, regulators and courts take up tax treatment, prediction markets and enforcement disputes at the same time. The latest moves suggest ...
