Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · CFR · Title 17 — Commodity and Securities Exchanges · Part 4 — Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors · § 4.6

§ 4.6. Exclusion for certain otherwise regulated persons from the definition of the term "commodity trading advisor."

292 words·~1 min read·/us/cfr/t17/s§ 4.6·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

(a)Subject to compliance with the provisions of this section, the following persons, and any principal or employee thereof, shall be excluded from the definition of the term "commodity trading advisor:"
(1)An insurance company subject to regulation by any State, or any wholly-owned subsidiary or employee thereof; Provided, however, That its commodity interest advisory activities are solely incidental to the conduct of the insurance business of the insurance company as such; and
(2)A person who is excluded from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" by § 4.5; Provided, however, That:
(i)Its commodity interest advisory activities are solely incidental to its operation of those trading vehicles for which § 4.5 provides relief; and
(ii)Where necessary, prior to providing any commodity interest trading advice to any such trading vehicle the person files a notice of eligibility as specified in § 4.5 to claim the relief available under that section.
(3)A swap dealer registered with the Commission as such pursuant to the Act or excluded or exempt from registration under the Act or the Commission's regulations; Provided, however, That the commodity interest and swap advisory activities of the swap dealer are solely incidental to the conduct of its business as a swap dealer.
(b)Any person who has claimed an exclusion under this § 4.6 must submit to such special calls as the Commission may make to require the person to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of paragraph
(a)of this section.
(c)An exclusion claimed under this § 4.6 shall cease to be effective upon any change which would render the person claiming the exclusion ineligible under paragraph
(a)of this section. \[52 FR 41984, Nov. 2, 1987, as amended at 77 FR 9822, Feb. 17, 2012\]
Connections1 cite this
Cited by 1 section
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 4.6
Exclusion for certain otherwise regulated persons from the definition of the term "commodity trading advisor."
Fed. Reg.×1
Cites 0Cited by 1 across 1 source
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.