2015-06-02 | 2015-13347

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Extension of Comment Period for Trade Options Proposed Rulemaking

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission extends the comment period for its proposed rulemaking on trade options until June 22, 2015. This extension is issued in light of the Commission's recent interpretation concerning forward contracts with embedded volumetric optionality. The original proposal, published on May 7, 2015, seeks to amend the limited trade option exemption in part 32 of its regulations to facilitate hedging by commercial market participants.

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