S. Derivatives Regulation

This course aims to provide an overview of the regulation of derivatives and derivatives markets from a U.S. legal perspective. Topics covered in this course include the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission, analysis of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations, including the regulation of commodity markets, market participants and financial market infrastructures, particularly after the announcement of global OTC derivatives reforms in the 2009 G-20 Leaders’ Communique and passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank). The course also considers, when appropriate, relevant international standards and foreign regulatory developments that have influenced the regulation of derivatives in the United States.