§ 23. Standardized contracts for certain commodities
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(a)Margin accounts or contracts and leverage accounts or contracts prohibited except as authorized Except as authorized under subsection (b), no person shall offer to enter into, enter into, or confirm the execution of, any transaction for the delivery of any commodity under a standardized contract commonly known to the trade as a margin account, margin contract, leverage account, or leverage contract, or under any contract, account, arrangement, scheme, or device that the Commission determines serves the same function or functions as such a standardized contract, or is marketed or managed in substantially the same manner as such a standardized contract.
(b)Permission to enter into contracts for delivery of silver or gold bullion, bulk silver or gold coins, or platinum; rules and regulations
(1)Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall offer to enter into, enter into, or confirm the execution of, any transaction for the delivery of silver bullion, gold bullion, bulk silver coins, bulk gold coins, or platinum under a standardized contract described in subsection (a), contrary to the terms of any rule, regulation, or order that the Commission shall prescribe, which may include terms designed to ensure the financial solvency of the transaction or prevent manipulation or fraud. Such rule, regulation, or order may be made only after notice and opportunity for hearing. The Commission may set different terms and conditions for transactions involving different commodities.
(2)No person may engage in any activity described in paragraph
(1)who is not permitted to engage in such activity, by the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission in effect on November 10, 1986, until the Commission permits such person to engage in such activity in accordance with regulations issued in accordance with subsection (c)(2).
(c)Survey of persons interested in engaging in transactions of silver and gold, etc.; assistance of futures association; regulations
(A)Not later than 2 years after November 10, 1986, the Commission shall—
(i)with the assistance of a futures association registered under this chapter, conduct a survey concerning the persons interested in engaging in the business of offering to enter into, entering into, or confirming the execution of, the transactions described in subsection (b)(1); and
(ii)transmit a report of the results of the survey to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
(B)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of completing such report the Commission may direct, by rule, regulation, or order, a futures association registered under this chapter to render such assistance as the Commission shall specify.
(C)Such report shall include the findings and any recommendations of the Commission concerning—
(i)whether such transactions serve an economic purpose;
(ii)the most efficient manner, consistent with the public interest, to permit additional persons to engage in the business of offering to enter into, entering into, and confirming the execution of such transactions; and
(iii)the appropriate regulatory scheme to govern such transactions to ensure the financial solvency of such transactions and to prevent manipulation or fraud.
(2)The report shall also include Commission regulations governing such transactions. The regulations shall provide for permitting additional persons to engage in such transactions. The regulations shall become effective on the expiration of 90 calendar days on which either House of Congress is in session after the date of the transmittal of the report to Congress. The regulations—
(A)may authorize or require, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a futures association registered under this chapter to perform such responsibilities in connection with such transactions as the Commission may specify; and
(B)may require that permission for additional persons to engage in such business be given on a gradual basis, so as not to place an undue burden on the resources of the Commission.
(d)Savings provision This section shall not affect any rights or obligations arising out of any transaction subject to this section, as in effect before November 10, 1986, that was entered into, or the execution of which was confirmed, before November 10, 1986.
(Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, § 19, as added Pub. L. 95–405, § 23, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 876; amended Pub. L. 97–444, title II, § 234, Jan. 11, 1983, 96 Stat. 2322; Pub. L. 99–641, title I, § 109, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3560.)
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U.S. Code
- § 1aDefinitions
- § 2Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce
- § 13Violations generally; punishment; costs of prosecution
- § 761Definitions for this subchapter
- § 25Private rights of action
- § 15aRepealed. Pub. L. 95–405, § 24, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 877
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- Public Law 97–222To amend title 11, United States Code, to correct technical errors, and to clarify and make substantive changes, with respect to securities and commodities
- Public Law 95–405To extend the Commodity Exchange Act, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–444To extend the Commodity Exchange Act, and for other purposes.s Jan. 11, 1983 [[H
- Public Law 99–641To reauthorize appropriations to carry out the Commodity Exchange Act, and to make technical improvements to that Act
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- Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, § 19
- Pub. L. 95–405, § 23
- 92 Stat. 876
- Pub. L. 97–444, title II, § 234
- 96 Stat. 2322
- Pub. L. 99–641, title I, § 109
- 100 Stat. 3560
- Pub. L. 99–641
- Pub. L. 97–444, § 234(1)
- Pub. L. 97–444, § 234(2)
- Pub. L. 97–444
- section 239 of Pub. L. 97–444
- section 28 of Pub. L. 95–405
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ActSept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, § 19
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–444, title II, § 234
Stat.96 Stat. 2322
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