CFTC amends rules for large trader reports

The changes are intended to give the regulator better insight into large positions and exposures in the futures and options markets.

The CFTC is responding to advances in technology, and the data being captured, which have led to the obsolescence of the format in which data is required to be submitted under the rule as originally promulgated. The final rule replaces a Cobol-based data submission standard that dates back to 1986.

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