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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, will hold a public meeting on Friday, November 19, 2010, to consider the issuance of proposed rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on the following topics:

  •  Swap data repositories;
  • Real-time public reporting of swap transaction data;
  • Protection of collateral of counterparties to uncleared swaps, and treatment of securities in a portfolio margining account in a commodity broker bankruptcy; and
  • Data recordkeeping.

 In addition to these proposed rulemakings, the CFTC will consider the issuance of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking involving Protection of Cleared Swaps Customers Before and After Commodity Broker Bankruptcies.

 Check dodd-frank.com frequently for updates on the Dodd-Frank Act and other important securities law matters.