On June 22, 2015, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight published an updated Guidebook and Appendices for Part 20 Reports, providing guidance and instructions for the submission of large swaps trader reports to the CFTC in accordance with Part 20 of the CFTC regulations. Among other things, the Part 20 Guidebook includes instructions on reporting formats and record layouts for submitting position reports and examples for converting swaps into futures equivalent units as required under Part 20.

The CFTC Guidebook for Part 20 Reports is available at: http://www.cftc.gov/ucm/groups/public/@newsroom/documents/file/ltrguidebook062215.pdf.

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