CFTC admits it will miss deadline on swap dealer study

Delay raises questions about automatic cut to de minimis threshold in 2017

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CFTC, Washington, DC

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) admits it will miss a self-imposed deadline for a study to help it determine where to set the de minimis threshold for swap dealer registration – an issue that is being watched closely by energy companies, which fear a lower threshold could force them to register and face tougher rules.

Under the 2012 rule that laid out the definition of a swap dealer, the CFTC required itself to carry out the study no later than 30 months after companies began

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