2013-01-18 | 2013-00820The Commodity Futures Trading Commission extends the comment period for its Customer Protection Proposal, which seeks to enhance safeguards for customer funds held by futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations. The deadline for submitting comments is extended to February 15, 2013, to allow interested parties additional time to evaluate the proposal's costs and benefits. The Commission specifically requests quantitative information regarding the economic impacts of the proposed regulations.