Member Obligations Under NFA Bylaw 1101 with Respect to Certain IBs Afforded Temporary Registration No-Action Relief

NFA Bylaw 1101 prohibits an NFA Member from carrying an account, accepting an order or handling a transaction in commodity futures contracts for or on behalf of any non-Member of NFA that is required to be registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as an FCM, IB, CPO, CTA or LTM. Bylaw 1101 by its terms imposes strict liability on any Member conducting customer business with a non-Member that is required to be registered. Effective October 11, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) afforded certain IBs temporary registration no-action relief. Specifically, the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and…

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