Division of Clearing and Risk Announces Participants and Agenda for October 16 Staff Roundtable on Existing, New and Emerging Issues in Clearing

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Clearing and Risk today released the participant list and agenda for its upcoming staff roundtable on existing, new, and emerging issues in clearing being held Oct. 16 at 9:00 a.m. EDT in the Conference Center at CFTC's headquarters at Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street N.W., Washington, D.C.

At the roundtable, participants will discuss the custody and delivery of digital assets; the use of digital assets as margin; 24/7 trading; non-intermediated clearing with margin; and conflicts of interest related to affiliations and vertically-integrated entities. The participants represent a wide variety of stakeholder groups in the derivatives industry. [See CFTC Press Release No. 8985-24]

See the participant list here and agenda here.

Viewing/Listening Instructions:

To access the live meeting feed, use the dial-in numbers below or stream at www.cftc.gov. A live feed can also be streamed through the CFTC's YouTube channel. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation, if applicable. Materials presented at the meeting, if any, will be made available online. Persons requiring special accommodations to attend the roundtable because of a disability should notify Eileen Donovan at (202) 418-5096.

Members of the public may submit public comments in connection with the meeting, identified by "Staff Roundtable on Clearing," by Oct. 23, 2024. Statements may be submitted online. If you are unable to submit comments online, contact Mr. Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, to discuss alternate means of submitting your comments.