CFTC issues staff guidance on listing and trading event contracts
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an advisory on 12 March providing staff guidance on the listing and trading of event contracts. The agency said the guidance was intended for market participants, legal counsel and other stakeholders; it was the CFTC’s first staff guidance on the topic since chairman Michael Selig’s confirmation in December.
The guidance addresses market-integrity responsibilities for operators listing and monitoring event contracts.