The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), which regulates commodity interest transactions such as swaps and futures contracts, has requested comments from industry market participants on its proposed amendments to CFTC Rule 3.10. CFTC Rule 3.10 sets forth the exemptions that may apply to non-U.S. market participants, and the rule impacts brokers, advisers and fund operators. The CFTC’s stated goal, subject to receiving comments, is to expand the exemptions from registration for non-U.S. firms engaged in commodity interest transactions in the U.S. on behalf of customers located outside of the U.S. The proposal also seeks to simplify the exemptions’ requirements….