- United States Code
- TITLE 7 - AGRICULTURE
- CHAPTER 1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGES
- Section 1. Short Title
- Section 1a. Definitions
- Section 2. Jurisdiction Of Commission; Liability Of Principal For Act Of Agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Transaction In Interstate Commerce
- Section 2a to 4a. Transferred
- Section 5. Findings And Purpose
- Section 6. Regulation Of Futures Trading And Foreign Transactions
- Section 6a. Excessive Speculation
- Section 6b. Fraud, False Reporting, Or Deception Prohibited
- Section 6c. Prohibited Transactions
- Section 6d. Dealing By Unregistered Futures Commission Merchants Or Introducing Brokers Prohibited; Duties In Handling Customer Receipts; Rules To Avoid Duplicative Regulations
- Section 6e. Dealings By Unregistered Floor Trader Or Broker Prohibited
- Section 6f. Registration And Financial Requirements; Risk Assessment
- Section 6g. Reporting And Recordkeeping
- Section 6h. False Self-Representation As Registered Entity Member Prohibited
- Section 6i. Reports Of Deals Equal To Or In Excess Of Trading Limits; Books And Records; Cash And Controlled Transactions
- Section 6j. Restrictions On Dual Trading In Security Futures Products On Designated Contract Markets And Registered Derivatives Transaction Execution Facilities
- Section 6k. Registration Of Associates Of Futures Commission Merchants, Commodity Pool Operators, And Commodity Trading Advisors; Required Disclosure Of Disqualifications; Exemptions For Associated Persons
- Section 6l. Commodity Trading Advisors And Commodity Pool Operators; Congressional Finding
- Section 6m. Use Of Mails Or Other Means Or Instrumentalities Of Interstate Commerce By Commodity Trading Advisors And Commodity Pool Operators; Relation To Other Law
- Section 6n. Registration Of Commodity Trading Advisors And Commodity Pool Operators; Application; Expiration And Renewal; Record Keeping And Reports; Disclosure; Statements Of Account
- Section 6o. Fraud And Misrepresentation By Commodity Trading Advisors, Commodity Pool Operators, And Associated Persons
- Section 6o-1. Special Procedures To Encourage And Facilitate Bona Fide Hedging By Agricultural Producers
- Section 6p. Standards And Examinations
- Section 7. Designation Of Boards Of Trade As Contract Markets
- Section 7a. Derivatives Transaction Execution Facilities
- Section 7a-1. Derivatives Clearing Organizations
- Section 7a-2. Common Provisions Applicable To Registered Entities
- Section 7a-3. Exempt Boards Of Trade
- Section 7b. Suspension Or Revocation Of Designation As Registered Entity
- Section 7b-1. Designation Of Securities Exchanges And Associations As Contract Markets
- Section 7b-2. Privacy
- Section 8. Application For Designation As Contract Market Or Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility; Time; Suspension Or Revocation Of Designation; Hearing; Review By Court Of Appeals
- Section 9. Exclusion Of Persons From Privilege Of Registered Entities; Procedure For Exclusion; Review By Court Of Appeals
- Section 9a. Assessment Of Money Penalties
- Section 9b. Rules Prohibiting Deceptive And Other Abusive Telemarketing Acts Or Practices
- Section 9c. Notice Of Investigations And Enforcement Actions
- Section 10. Repealed. June 25, 1948, Ch. 646, Sec. 39, 62 Stat. 992, Eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- Section 10a. Cooperative Associations And Corporations, Exclusion From Board Of Trade; Rules Of Board Inapplicable To Payment Of Compensation By Association
- Section 11. Vacation On Request Of Designation Or Registration As Registered Entity; Redesignation Or Reregistration
- Section 12. Public Disclosure
- Section 12-1 to 12-3. Omitted
- Section 12a. Registration Of Commodity Dealers And Associated Persons; Regulation Of Registered Entities
- Section 12b. Trading Ban Violations; Prohibition
- Section 12c. Disciplinary Actions
- Section 12d. Commission Action For Noncompliance With Export Sales Reporting Requirements
- Section 12e. Repealed. Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(A)(5) Title I, Sec. 123(A)(21), Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763a-410
- Section 13. Violations Generally; Punishment; Costs Of Prosecution
- Section 13-1. Violations, Prohibition Against Dealings In Onion Futures; Punishment
- Section 13a. Nonenforcement Of Rules Of Government Or Other Violations; Cease And Desist Orders; Fines And Penalties; Imprisonment; Misdemeanor; Separate Offenses
- Section 13a-1. Enjoining Or Restraining Violations
- Section 13a-2. Jurisdiction Of States
- Section 13b. Manipulations Or Other Violations; Cease And Desist Orders Against Persons Other Than Registered Entities; Punishment; Misdemeanor Or Felony; Separate Offenses
- Section 13c. Responsibility As Principal; Minor Violations
- Section 14. Repealed. Pub. L. 99-641, Title I, Sec. 110(5), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3561
- Section 15. Enforcement Powers Of Commission
- Section 15a. Repealed. Pub. L. 95-405, Sec. 24, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 877
- Section 15b. Cotton Futures Contracts
- Section 16. Commission Operations
- Section 16a. Service Fees And National Futures Association Study
- Section 17. Separability
- Section 17a. Separability Of 1936 Amendment
- Section 17b. Separability Of 1968 Amendment
- Section 18. Complaints Against Registered Persons
- Section 19. Consideration Of Costs And Benefits And Antitrust Laws
- Section 20. Market Reports
- Section 21. Registered Futures Associations
- Section 22. Research And Information Programs; Reports To Congress
- Section 23. Standardized Contracts For Certain Commodities
- Section 24. Regulations Respecting Commodity Broker Debtors; Definitions
- Section 25. Private Rights Of Action
- Section 26. Repealed. Pub. L. 102-546, Title Iv, Sec. 402(15), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3625
- Section 27. Definitions
- Section 27a. Exclusion Of Identified Banking Products Commonly Offered On Or Before December 5, 2000
- Section 27b. Exclusion Of Certain Identified Banking Products Offered By Banks After December 5, 2000
- Section 27c. Exclusion Of Certain Other Identified Banking Products
- Section 27d. Administration Of The Predominance Test
- Section 27e. Exclusion Of Covered Swap Agreements
- Section 27f. Contract Enforcement
- Chapter Notes
|