January 5, 2011
Organizer: Practising Law Institute
Topic: The Dodd-Frank Act brings many types of swap transactions within the jurisdiction of the Commodity Exchange Act and grants authority to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate swap transactions and their participants. The Dodd-Frank Act introduces a broad definition of “swap” into the CEA, as well as new categories of CFTC registrants known as “swap dealers” and “major swap participants.”
Lecture Topics
- Who is proposed to be a swap dealer and related issues
- Who is proposed to be a major swap participant and related issues
- The impact of certain Dodd-Frank provisions on commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors
