CFTC 101: The Most Important Agency You’ve Never Heard Of

CFTC 101: The Most Important Agency You’ve Never Heard Of

Virtual
Webinar CLE

Join WilmerHale Special Counsels Matthew Beville and Megan O’Flynn, Senior Associate Alexandrea Rahill and Associate Ayana Dow for a webinar that will give an overview of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulation. Matthew Kulkin, partner and chair of the Futures and Derivatives Practice, will moderate the discussion.

The panelists will cover:

  • The history and creation of the CFTC; 
  • The Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC rules; 
  • A derivatives market structure primer; 
  • A review of the CFTC’s enforcement and regulatory authorities; and 
  • An overview of hot topics, including digital assets and AI.

This webinar will cover the fundamentals of futures and derivatives regulation. The webinar will be of interest to in-house legal, compliance and regulatory affairs professionals at financial institutions; market participants; and end users.

During the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to contribute questions online. CLE credit will be provided.

We hope you can join us.

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