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Proposed rule

Joint Request for Comment on Further Definition of “Swap” and “Security-Based Swap” and on Alternative Compliance

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 24, 2026. Document 2026-12743. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (together, the "Commissions") request public comment on potential ways to draw clearer regulatory lines with respect to innovative products that may implicate both SEC and CFTC regulatory interests. The Commissions also request public comment on potential approaches to enable alternative compliance.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

4 parts of Title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

17 CFR 1, 17 CFR 230, 17 CFR 240, 17 CFR 241

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3038-AF71, 3235-AN79 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-12743
ActionJoint request for comment.
AgenciesCommodity Futures Trading Commission; Securities and Exchange Commission
PublishedJune 24, 2026
Comments closeAug. 24, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)3038-AF71, 3235-AN79
DocketCFTC-2026-1355

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register