CFTC Regulatory Deadlines
There are 5 upcoming CFTC regulatory deadlines. The next is "CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning the Inclusion of Certain Event Contracts in the Definition of Swap", on 9 November 2026. Reg Monitoring tracks 35 CFTC deadlines in total, including 30 that have closed.
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Open deadlines
November 2026 2
- CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning the Inclusion of Certain Event Contracts in the Definition of Swap
Comments to the NPRM must be submitted in writing via Regulations.gov and received within 30 days of the NPRM’s publication in the Federal Register.
December 2026 2
- CFTC Issues Impartial Access Requirements Interpretation
Thirty-day period expires for DCMs to cease domestic geographic restrictions that violate the impartial-access requirements or submit an explanation to the Division of Market Oversight why compliance is not feasible; the same period applies to addressing intermediary impediments or explaining why compliance is not feasible.
July 2027 1
- CFTC Further Extends Compliance Date for Amendments to Form PF
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today published a Joint Final Rule with the Securities and Exchange Commission further extending the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF that were adopted on February 8, 2024 ('Form PF Amendments'), from October 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027.
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October 2026 9
- CFTC Issues No-Action Letter for DCMs Regarding Converting Existing Perpetual-Style Broad-Based Security Index Futures into True Perpetual Futures
The no action positions in this letter expire on October 20, 2026.
- CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Affiliations Among Certain CFTC-Regulated Entities
Comments will be accepted for 60 days following publication in the Federal Register. The notice was published in the Federal Register on August 6, 2026.
September 2026 2
August 2026 7
- CFTC Orders UBS Financial Services Inc. to Pay $8 Million for Supervision Failures Impacting Its AML Transaction Monitoring Systems
Respondent shall pay a civil monetary penalty in the amount of eight million dollars ($8,000,000) (“CMP Obligation”) within thirty (30) days of the date of the entry of this Order.
- CFTC Seeks Public Comment on the Extension of Standard Futures Contracts to 24/7 Trading and on Perpetual Contracts Referencing Physically Delivered or Storable Energy Commodities
The comment period for the request for comment published June 25, 2026, at 91 FR 38334, is extended through August 26, 2026.
- CFTC, SEC Seek Public Input on Data Reporting Frameworks for Security-Based Swap and Swap Markets
Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2026.
- CFTC, SEC Seek Public Comment to Further Clarify and Harmonize Derivatives Product Definitions
Comments Due: Aug. 24, 2026
- CFTC Approves Final Rule Amending Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps
Effective August 17, 2026, the CFTC adopted a Final Rule amending its margin requirements for uncleared swaps applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants that are not subject to prudential regulator margin rules.
July 2026 4
- CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Data Reporting Requirements for Certain Event Contracts
Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2026.
- CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Event Contracts Involving Enumerated Activities
Comments must be in writing and received by July 27, 2026.
- CFTC Orders Two Foreign Firms to Pay $2.5 Million for Illegal Off-Exchange Transactions with U.S. Customers
Netrios shall pay a civil monetary penalty in the amount of one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,750,000), and Red Acre shall pay a civil monetary penalty in the amount of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) (collectively, the “CMP Obligations”), within ten (10) days of the date of the entry of this Order.
June 2026 3
- CFTC and SEC Jointly Propose Amendments to Strengthen Disclosure and Reduce Private Fund Reporting Burdens
Comments should be received on or before June 23, 2026.
- CFTC Issues Proposed Rule to Modify Clearing Requirement for Canadian Dollar- and Mexican Peso-Denominated Interest Rate Swaps
Comments must be received by June 11, 2026.
- CFTC Seeks Public Comment Relating to Commitments of Traders Reports
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 4, 2026.
May 2026 1
- CFTC Staff Issues Advisory on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters
This Policy is effective immediately and serves as the Division’s exclusive policy on self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation.