Thursday March 12 2026
News Source: Global Exchanges
Focus: General - Global Exchanges
Type: General
Country: US
On 11th March 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to guide coordination and collaboration between the two agencies to support lawful innovation, uphold market integrity, and ensure investor and customer protection.
In conjunction with the MOU, the agencies created a Joint Harmonization Initiative to advance coordinated oversight and promote regulatory clarity in areas of common regulatory interest. The initiative will support coordination across the policymaking, examination and enforcement functions of each agency, particularly for joint applications and shared policy efforts, including:
- Clarifying product definitions through joint interpretations and rulemakings.
- Modernizing clearing, margin, and collateral frameworks.
- Reducing frictions for dually registered exchanges, trading venues, and intermediaries.
- Providing a fit-for-purpose regulatory framework for crypto assets and other emerging technologies.
- Streamlining regulatory reporting for trade data, funds, and intermediaries.
- Coordinating cross-market examinations, economic analyses, risk monitoring, surveillance, and enforcement.
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