Federal Register: CFTC Proposes Defining Event Contracts as Swaps to Resolve Jurisdictional Conflicts
October 21, 2026
October 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSFR) -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Further Definition of "Swap"-Inclusions
Consistent with its jurisdiction over swaps, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is proposing to further define the term "swap" to explicitly include event contracts, including those based on sports-, politics-, cultural-, and weather-related events.
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Further Definition of "Swap"-Inclusions
Consistent with its jurisdiction over swaps, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is proposing to further define the term "swap" to explicitly include event contracts, including those based on sports-, politics-, cultural-, and weather-related events.
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