The Commodity Exchange Act, as amended by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA), establishes a framework for the regulation of markets and clearing organizations:

Exchanges and Clearing Organizations
Products
Security Futures Products
New Rules and Rule Amendments
Agricultural Trade Options
Foreign Futures and Options
Resources
Contact Information

Pending Industry Filings

Exchanges and Clearing Organizations

• Designated Contract Markets (DCMs)
  • Exchanges Designated as Contract Markets
  • Information for Exchanges Seeking to Become a DCM
  • Designation Criteria and Core Principles
  • CFTC Rules, Part 38
  • Staff Reviews Assessing Compliance with the Designation Criteria and Core Principles

• Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCOs)
  • DCOs Registered with the CFTC
  • Orders Granted to DCOs
  • Information for Entities Seeking to Become a Registered DCO
  • DCO Core Principles
  • CFTC Rules, Part 39

• Derivatives Transaction Execution Facilities (DTEFs)
  • Exchanges Registered as DTEFs
  • Information and Guidance for Exchanges Seeking to Become a Registered DTEF
  • Registration Requirements and Core Principles
  • CFTC Rules, Part 37

• Exempt Markets
  • General Information About Exempt Boards of Trade (EBOTs) -- Eligible Commodities & Traders, etc.
  • General Information About Exempt Commercial Markets (ECMs) -- Eligible Commodities & Traders, etc.
  • CFTC Rules, Part 36

• Multilateral Clearing Organizations (MCOs)
  • What is an MCO?
  • MCOs recognized by the Commission pursuant to Section 409 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA)
  • Section 409 of FDICIA

Products

• Products Authorized for Trading on U.S. Exchanges
  • Historical Record of Products Authorized for Trading
    • Contracts Listed Pursuant to Exchange Certification
    • Contracts Recently Approved by the CFTC
  • Security Futures Product (SFP) Filings
    • Futures on Single Stocks (including ADRs)
    • Futures on Narrow-Based Indexes
    • Futures on Other Eligible Securities: ETFs, TIRs, Closed-End Funds

• Procedures for Listing Products
  • Listing Products via Exchange Certification
  • Listing Procedures for Security Futures Products (SFPs)
  • Requesting Approval of a Futures or Option Contract
    • Contract Approval Filing Fees

• Economic Requirements Applicable to Listed Products
  • Guideline No. 1, Interpretive Statement of the CFTC's Economic Requirements for Listing Products
  • CFTC Policy Statement on Price Differentials
  • Requirements Related to Specifying Speculative Position Limits
  • CFTC's Dormant Contract Definition

New Rules and Rule Amendments

• Rule Amendments Filed Under Self-Certification
• Rules of Enumerated Agricultural Commodities Required to be Submitted for Prior CFTC Approval
• Adopting New Rules and Rule Amendments via Self-Certification
• Rules and Amendments Approved by the CFTC
• Procedures for Requesting CFTC Approval of Rules and Amendments
• Rule Submission Cover Sheet and Instructions

Agricultural Trade Options

• Background and Definitions
• Program Rules; Federal Register Release for CFTC Rules 3 and 32
• How to Become an Agricultural Trade Option Merchant (ATOM)

Resources

• CFTC Regulatory Framework for Trading Facilities and Clearing Organizations
• Economic Purposes of Futures and Option Trading
• CFTC's Market Surveillance Program
• Enumerated Commodities of Section 1a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act
• Tokyo Communiquè on Supervision of Commodity Futures Markets
• Contract Design Guidance for Exchange Traded Financial Derivatives

CFTC Contacts for Additional Information

• Exchanges
• Clearing Organizations
• Product Listings: Certifications & Approvals
• Agricultural Trade Options
• Foreign Instrument Offerings