See below for more information on the areas addressed by the CFTC in its settlement letter. See also the proposed rules and the final rules published so far by the Commission. The Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) regulates commodity futures trading in the United States. It was adopted in 1936 and has since been amended several times. The CEA establishes the legal framework within which the CFTC operates. Under this Act, the CFTC has the authority to publish regulations published in Title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Following the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the CFTC has written rules to regulate the swap market. See all Dodd-Frank open meetings and public roundtables The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provides comprehensive reform of swap regulation. These products, which were previously unregulated in the United States, were at the center of the 2008 financial crisis. The landmark Dodd-Frank Act empowers the TCRC to: See all comparability provisions for substituted compliance Increasing transparency and improving prices in the derivatives market See all Dodd-Frank guides, tips and questions For your convenience, we provide the following links to the CEA and related documents: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act required the CFTC to: Conduct a series of studies and reports on various topics related to the derivatives market. Information on these reports and studies will be published as it becomes available.