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27 October 2016

Federal Register: CFTC Sets Phase-In Termination Date For Swap Dealer Registration De Minimis Exception

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The CFTC approved an order establishing December 31, 2018 as the termination date for the swap dealer registration de minimis threshold phase-in, which will lower the threshold for registration.
United States Finance and Banking

The CFTC approved an order establishing December 31, 2018 as the termination date for the swap dealer ("SD") registration de minimis threshold phase-in, which will lower the threshold for registration from $8 billion to $3 billion (assuming no additional delay). The final order was published in the Federal Register.

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