Registration

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)

Rules and Regulations

Page 12821

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-05577

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 3

Registration

CFR Correction

In Title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1 to 40, revised as of April 1, 2015, on page 188-189, in Sec. 3.10, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:

Sec. 3.10 Registration of futures commission merchants, retail foreign exchange dealers, introducing brokers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, swap dealers, major swap participants and leverage transaction merchants.

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(b) Duration of registration. (1) A person registered as a futures commission merchant, retail foreign exchange dealer, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator or leverage transaction merchant in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section will continue to be so registered until the effective date of any revocation or withdrawal of such registration. Such person will be prohibited from engaging in activities requiring registration under the Act or from representing himself to be a registrant under the Act or the representative or agent of any registrant during the pendency of any suspension of such registration.

(2) A person registered as an introducing broker who was a party to a guarantee agreement with a futures commission merchant or retail foreign exchange dealer in accordance with Sec. 1.10(j) of this chapter will have its registration cease thirty days after the termination of such guarantee agreement unless the procedures set forth in Sec. 1.10(j)(8) of this chapter are followed.

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FR Doc. 2016-05577 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am

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