U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

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All TitlesTitle 17Chapter IPart 1 - PART 1—GENERAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT

DEFINITIONS
§ 1.1 - [Reserved]
§ 1.2 - Liability of principal for act of agent.
§ 1.3 - Definitions.
§ 1.4 - Electronic signatures, acknowledgments and verifications.
§ 1.6 - Anti-evasion.
§ 1.7 - Books and records requirements for security-based swap agreements.
§ 1.8 - Requests for interpretation of swaps, security-based swaps, and mixed swaps.
§ 1.9 - Regulation of mixed swaps.

MINIMUM FINANCIAL AND RELATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
§ 1.10 - Financial reports of futures commission merchants and introducing brokers.
§ 1.11 - Risk Management Program for futures commission merchants.
§ 1.12 - Maintenance of minimum financial requirements by futures commission merchants and introducing brokers.
§ 1.13 - [Reserved]
§ 1.14 - Risk assessment recordkeeping requirements for futures commission merchants.
§ 1.15 - Risk assessment reporting requirements for futures commission merchants.
§ 1.16 - Qualifications and reports of accountants.
§ 1.17 - Minimum financial requirements for futures commission merchants and introducing brokers.
§ 1.18 - Records for and relating to financial reporting and monthly computation by futures commission merchants and introducing brokers.

PROHIBITED TRADING IN COMMODITY OPTIONS
§ 1.19 - Prohibited trading in certain “puts” and “calls”.

CUSTOMERS' MONEY, SECURITIES, AND PROPERTY
§ 1.20 - Futures customer funds to be segregated and separately accounted for.
§ 1.21 - Care of money and equities accruing to futures customers.
§ 1.22 - Use of futures customer funds restricted.
§ 1.23 - Interest of futures commission merchant in segregated futures customer funds; additions and withdrawals.
§ 1.24 - Segregated funds; exclusions therefrom.
§ 1.25 - Investment of customer funds.
§ 1.26 - Deposit of instruments purchased with futures customer funds.
§ 1.27 - Record of investments.
§ 1.28 - Appraisal of instruments purchased with customer funds.
§ 1.29 - Gains and losses resulting from investment of customer funds.
§ 1.30 - Loans by futures commission merchants; treatment of proceeds.

RECORDKEEPING
§ 1.31 - Regulatory records; retention and production.
§ 1.32 - Reporting of segregated account computation and details regarding the holding of futures customer funds.
§ 1.33 - Monthly and confirmation statements.
§ 1.34 - Monthly record, “point balance”.
§ 1.35 - Records of commodity interest and related cash or forward transactions.
§ 1.36 - Record of securities and property received from customers.
§ 1.37 - Customer's name, address, and occupation recorded; record of guarantor or controller of account.
§ 1.38 - Execution of transactions.
§ 1.39 - Simultaneous buying and selling orders of different principals; execution of, for and between principals.

MISCELLANEOUS
§ 1.40 - Crop, market information letters, reports; copies required.
§ 1.41 - Designation of hedging accounts.
§ 1.42 - Delivery accounts.
§ 1.43 - Letters of credit as collateral.
§ 1.44 - Margin adequacy and treatment of separate accounts.
§ 1.45 - [Reserved]
§ 1.46 - Application and closing out of offsetting long and short positions.
§§ 1.47-1.48 - §[Reserved]
§ 1.49 - Denomination of customer funds and location of depositories.
§§ 1.50-1.51 - §[Reserved]
§ 1.52 - Self-regulatory organization adoption and surveillance of minimum financial requirements.
§ 1.53 - [Reserved]
§ 1.54 - Contract market rules submitted to and approved or not disapproved by the Secretary of Agriculture.
§ 1.55 - Public disclosures by futures commission merchants.
§ 1.56 - Prohibition of guarantees against loss.
§ 1.57 - Operations and activities of introducing brokers.
§ 1.58 - Gross collection of exchange-set margins.
§ 1.59 - Activities of self-regulatory organization employees, governing board members, committee members, and consultants.
§ 1.60 - Pending legal proceedings.
§§ 1.61-1.62 - §[Reserved]
§ 1.63 - Service on self-regulatory organization governing boards or committees by persons with disciplinary histories.
§ 1.64 - Composition of various self-regulatory organization governing boards and major disciplinary committees.
§ 1.65 - Notice of bulk transfers and disclosure obligations to customers.
§ 1.66 - No-action positions with respect to floor traders.
§ 1.67 - Notification of final disciplinary action involving financial harm to a customer.
§ 1.68 - [Reserved]
§ 1.69 - Voting by interested members of self-regulatory organization governing boards and various committees.
§ 1.70 - Notification of State enforcement actions brought under the Commodity Exchange Act.
§ 1.71 - Conflicts of interest policies and procedures by futures commission merchants and introducing brokers.
§ 1.72 - Restrictions on customer clearing arrangements.
§ 1.73 - Clearing futures commission merchant risk management.
§ 1.74 -
§ 1.75 - Delegation of authority to the Director of the Division of Clearing and Risk to establish an alternative compliance schedule to comply with futures commission merchant acceptance for clearing.
Appendix Appendix A - Appendix A to Part 1—Treatment of Certain Foreign Currencies for Margin Adequacy Requirements Under Regulation 1.44
Appendix Appendix B - Appendix B to Part 1—Fees for Contract Market Rule Enforcement Reviews and Financial Reviews
Appendix Appendix C - Appendix C to Part 1—Futures Commission Merchant Acknowledgment Letter for CFTC Regulation 1.20 Customer Segregated Account
Appendix Appendix D - Appendix D to Part 1—Derivatives Clearing Organization Acknowledgment Letter for CFTC Regulation 1.20 Customer Segregated Account
Appendix Appendix E - Appendix E to Part 1—Government Money Market Fund Prospectus Provisions Acceptable for Compliance with § 1.25(c)(5)
Appendix Appendix F - Appendix F to Part 1—Futures Commission Merchant Acknowledgment Letter for CFTC Regulation 1.26 Customer Segregated Government Money Market Fund Account
Appendix Appendix G - Appendix G to Part 1—Derivatives Clearing Organization Acknowledgment Letter for CFTC Regulation 1.26 Customer Segregated Government Money Market Fund Account
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