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At an Open Commission Meeting, the CFTC approved a final rule updating the swap
execution facility ("SEF") regulatory regime, approved
new exemptions from the trade execution requirement, and withdrew
an unadopted proposal due to marketplace concern over anticipated
operational challenges and high compliance costs.
The adopting releases stem from a 2018 proposal. (A Cadwalader
Memorandum relating to that proposal is available here.) In the third action, the CFTC withdrew
the portions of the proposal that were not adopted.
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