NFA Swaps Proficiency Test: An Inside Look Apr 29, 2020 In March 2019, NFA announced that all swap Associated Persons (APs) would be required to complete a new swaps proficiency requirement by January 31, 2021. As swap firms are aware, the initial registration process was completed by NFA earlier this year to setup a swap administrator for all firms and also list any APs that would be required to take the proficiency test.
CTAs and CPOs Beware; Required Disclosure Updates Apr 09, 2020 During these unprecedented times many firms are seeing temporary and permanent changes to how they are conducting business. As firms adjust to the Covid-19 pandemic, one area that Turnkey Trading Partners (“Turnkey”) has seen being largely overlooked is Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”) and Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) obligations to update offering and disclosure documents, as well as, marketing materials for material events. Within this article we will look at how the pandemic could affect and require a CTA or CPO to update both offering documents as well as marketing materials.
Required CFTC/NFA Coronavirus Pandemic Adjustments Mar 19, 2020 In response to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, both the CFTC and NFA have released several notices relating to… Read More