CFTC staff will hold a public roundtable on 1/30/12 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., to discuss proposed regulations for implementing the “available to trade” provision of the trade execution requirement, as set forth in Section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act.  The new regulations are mandated by the Dodd-Frank Reform Act. Roundtable discussion topics:

• filing process under Part 40 of the Commission’s regulations for a designated contract market (DCM) or swap execution facility (SEF) to notify the Commission that it has determined that a swap is “available to trade”;
• factors that a DCM or SEF must consider to make an “available to trade” determination;  and,
• meaning and parameters of “economically equivalent swap.”

The roundtable will assist the CFTC in its rulemaking process. Roundtable Details. The event will be held in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s HQs in Washington, DC, and will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Telephone access also will be provided. Prior to the event, members of the public may submit their views on the topics addressed at the roundtable. For further details, go to:   [CFTC PR 6170-12, 1/25/12].