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Act 1936

Commodity Exchange Act

Issued by Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Plain-English summary

Passed in 1936 and amended several times since, the Act regulates commodity futures trading and sets the framework under which the CFTC operates. CFTC regulations under it are in title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Who it applies to

Capital Markets · Crypto / VDA

Topics

Market Integrity & Securities

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