Effective immediately, a CPO or CTA that executes a transaction involving a virtual currency or
virtual currency derivative must notify NFA by amending the firm - level section of its annual questionnaire, which is accessible by authorized users through the following link: https://www.nfa.futures.org/electronic-filing-systems/annual-questionnaire.html.
Beginning with the first quarter of 2018, CPOs and CTAs that have executed transactions involving virtual currencies or related derivatives will also be required to report the number of their pools or managed accounts that executed one or more transactions involving a virtual currency as well as the number of their pools or managed accounts that executed one or more transactions involving
a virtual currency derivative during each calendar quarter.
Given the volatility in the underlying virtual currency products, NFA is requiring each CPO and CTA to immediately notify NFA if it executes a transaction involving any virtual currency or
virtual currency derivative on behalf of a pool or managed account.
Brazil's securities regulator has announced that investment funds may not invest directly in cryptocurrencies, and it projected that guidance on indirect investments — for example in foreign
virtual currency derivatives — will be made available following further internal deliberations.
CME group also launched a bitcoin index last year, and is currently waiting for patent approval for
virtual currency derivatives.
Effective immediately, an IB that solicits or accepts orders for one or more
virtual currency derivatives must notify NFA by amending the firm - level section of its annual questionnaire, which is accessible by authorized users through the following link: https://www.nfa.futures.org/electronic-filing-systems/annual-questionnaire.html.
Beginning with the first quarter of 2018, IBs that solicit or accept orders for
virtual currency derivatives will also be required to report the number of accounts they introduced that executed one or more trades in a virtual currency derivative during each calendar quarter.
Given the volatility in the underlying virtual currency products, NFA is requiring each IB to immediately notify NFA if it solicits or accepts any orders in
virtual currency derivatives.
On December 14, 2017, NFA issued Notices I -17-28 and I -17-29 requiring commodity pool operators (CPO) and commodity trading advisors (CTA) that execute transactions involving virtual currencies or
virtual currency derivatives and introducing brokers (IB) that solicit or accept orders in
virtual currency derivatives to immediately notify NFA by amending the firm - level section of the annual questionnaire.
Until further notice, this obligation will apply on a continuous basis — any IB that does not currently offer
virtual currency derivatives must notify NFA if it begins soliciting or accepting orders in these products.
In the event of a shutdown, the agency will have «excepted» staff in place who will continue to perform this function across the derivatives markets — including
the virtual currency derivatives market,» Bloomberg reported.
Not exact matches
To resolve that issue, the court had to determine whether (1)
virtual currency may be regulated by the CFTC as a commodity and (2) the CEA permits the CFTC to exercise jurisdiction over fraud in connection with commodities that do not directly involve futures or
derivative contracts.
On April 10, 2018, Taobao — a subsidiary of Alibaba Group — published an update to its list of prohibited products, broadening its ban on
virtual currency products to include
derivative goods and services (e.g., digital pets, ICO marketing).
While the company advises customers against investing in
virtual currencies and related financial instruments, it «provides access to trade all securities listed on, for example, Nasdaq,» meaning that some clients can purchase cryptocurrency
derivatives «through the platform.»
Besides legal tenders such as Dollar, Ruble, Euro, RMB, and
virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, LNC also can be exchanged with indirect
currencies such as gold, silver and valuable financial
derivatives.
The CFTC's jurisdiction is implicated when a
virtual currency is used in a
derivatives contract, or if there is fraud or manipulation involving a
virtual currency traded in interstate commerce.
Virtual currency and securities listed and / or over the counter derivatives or other financial instruments that derive their value from, have a price linkage to, have exposure to or result in a payment or distribution of virtual currency, are not currently available for custody, distribution, settlement, purchase or sale at or through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC («Morgan Stanley&r
Virtual currency and securities listed and / or over the counter
derivatives or other financial instruments that derive their value from, have a price linkage to, have exposure to or result in a payment or distribution of
virtual currency, are not currently available for custody, distribution, settlement, purchase or sale at or through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC («Morgan Stanley&r
virtual currency, are not currently available for custody, distribution, settlement, purchase or sale at or through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC («Morgan Stanley»).
For example, if Bitcoin is not a
currency, then Bitcoin forwards and Bitcoin swaps that involve the exchange of Bitcoin for another
currency will not fall under the statutory definitions of the more lightly regulated foreign exchange forwards or foreign exchange swaps.10 Likewise, retail trading of Bitcoin
derivatives will be limited to designated contract markets, rather than subject to the retail foreign exchange dealer regulations.11 Treating Bitcoin as a commodity that is not a
currency dovetails with the stances taken by other U.S. regulators such as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)(
virtual currency does not have all of the attributes of real
currency) 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Bitcoin investments are investment contracts because Bitcoin is a form of money) 13 and the Internal Revenue Service (treating Bitcoin as property for tax purposes).14
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«While the CFTC does not have policies and procedures specific to
virtual currencies like bitcoin, the agency's authority extends to futures and swaps contracts in any commodity...
derivative contracts based on a
virtual currency represent one area within our responsibility.»
The U.S.
derivatives watchdog said on Friday that it has filed charges against three separate
virtual currency operators alleging the defendants had defrauded customers and broken other commodity trading rules, in a further sign regulators globally are cracking down on the emerging asset class.
The European Securities and Markets Authority, which coordinates standards across member states, has proposed restrictions on
derivatives tied to
virtual currencies for retail investors, and is also assessing how the EU's new MiFID II rules apply to digital assets.
Past just conventional
derivatives, dozens of trading firms have sprung up over the last year to allow for boutique hedge funds, family offices, or even large - sized individual traders to access the
virtual currency markets.
The report stated specifically that when the coin is used «in a
derivatives contract, or if there is fraud or manipulation involving a
virtual currency traded in interstate commerce.»
As a result, the state is posturing itself as a cryptocurrency - friendly market in anticipation of greater adoption of
virtual currency technology and its
derivatives.
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and are looking to precious metals and
derivatives as inspiration for how to regulate
virtual currencies.