CFTC Publishes Extension of Comment Period for Aggregation of Position Proposed Rule (Fed. Reg.)

The CFTC published in the Federal Register the extension of the comment period for the aggregation of position rule proposal until February 10, 2014.

Previously, the comment periods for the CFTC's proposal on the aggregation of positions and the proposal on position limits had differed. In order to provide interested parties with an opportunity to comment on both proposals at the same time, the CFTC is extending the comment period for its proposal on aggregation.

See: 79 FR 2394.See generally: CFTC Rule Calendar (accessible to Cabinet subscribers only). Related news: CFTC Extends Public Comment Period to Proposed Rules on Aggregation Policy (January 9, 2013); SIFMA AMG and ISDA Request Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Aggregation of Positions (December 23, 2013); CFTC Issues Proposed Position Limits Rule (Fed. Reg.) (December 12, 2013); CFTC Issues Proposed Position Limits Rule for Derivatives (Pre-Fed. Reg.) (with Zwirb Comment)(December 3, 2013); CFTC Publishes Proposed Rules for Aggregation of Positions (Fed. Reg. Version) (November 15, 2013) Key Differences between the Recent CFTC Position Limits Proposal and the Previously Vacated Final Position Limits Rule (with Delta Strategy Group Summary) (November 18, 2013); Cadwalader Memo on Proposed Position Limits and Aggregation Rules (with Lofchie Comment) (November 6, 2013); CFTC Approves Position Limits Proposal (with Lofchie and Zwirb Comments and Delta Strategy Group Summary) (November 5, 2013).