August 5, 2011 76 FR 47529 This document corrects incorrect text published in the Federal Register of August 1, 2011, regarding Customer Clearing Documentation and Timing of Acceptance for Clearing. Closing Date: 9/30/2011 Cross References Dodd-Frank Act, Title VII; 17 CFR Parts 1, 23, and 39; 76 FR 45730, 8/1/2011 // PDF Version

Open Meeting on Three Final Rule Proposals under the Dodd-Frank Act CFTC Press Release 6085-11, August 4, 2011 The CFTC held a public meeting on today 4, 2011 and voted to approve the issuance of three final rules under the Dodd-Frank Act dealing with the following topics: Agricultural Swaps; Swap Data Repositories: Registration Standards, Duties and Core Principles; and Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act Opening Statements Opening Statement by Chairman Gary Gensler Chairman Gensler's Statements on Support of the Dodd-Frank Rulemakings Opening

August 4, 2011 The recent defeat of the SEC's proxy access rule in a federal appeals court could embolden industry groups to mount similar legal challenges to other rules required by the Dodd-Frank financial oversight law. Many of the comment letters to federal regulators, as well as congressional testimony, appear to be laying the groundwork for possible lawsuits. Much of the language used hints at challenges to federal rulemaking procedures, particularly flaws in economic analysis or a failure to properly review all of the public comments. Of the five rules that the article mentions may be

London-based Forex Capital Markets Ltd. Ordered to Pay $140,000 Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Acting as an Unregistered Retail Forex Exchange Dealer Order: Forex Capital Markets Ltd. August 3, 2011 CFTC Press Release 6087-11 The CFTC settled charges that Forex Capital Markets Ltd. of London, U.K. acted as a retail foreign exchange dealer (RFED) by conducting retail leveraged forex transactions with U.S. customers without registering with the CFTC under the agency's regulation 5.3(a)(6)(i). The CFTC order finds that, from October 18, 2010 through October 29, a period of 11 days immediately

July 26, 2011 76 FR 44464 The CFTC is adopting regulations to implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. These regulations establish the process by which the Commission will review swaps to determine whether the swaps are required to be cleared. Effective Date: September 26, 2011 Cross References Dodd-Frank Act, Title VII, Secs. 723(a)(3) and 745(b); 17 CFR Parts 39 and 140