CFTC Provides Registration Waivers for Series 3 and Fingerprint Cards

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today announced that, in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, it has issued additional targeted no-action relief to registrants listing new principals and to applicants for registration as associated persons (APs) from the requirement to submit a fingerprint card for any such principal or AP registration applicant.

NFA Trade Execution Audit: Are you Prepared?

National Futures Association, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and CME Group examiners are becoming increasingly granular about their testing of trade execution record keeping. The following article describes what you can do to protect your firm when this part of your business is reviewed.