CFTC staff extend Brexit-related no-action relief for UK derivatives entities

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The CFTC's Market Participants Division and Division of Market Oversight have extended temporary no-action positions tied to Brexit, first put in place to preserve continuity in UK-US derivatives trading and clearing. This item covers what changed, which prior letters it builds on, and why the relief remains in force.

• CFTC Staff Letter No. 26-28, issued October 1, 2026, extends Brexit-related no-action positions announced in Letter No. 24-11 as amended by Letter No. 26-10.
• The relief traces to a February 25, 2019 joint statement by the CFTC, the Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority (CFTC Press Release No. 7876-19).
• The positions aim to maintain the regulatory certainty established when the CFTC originally issued EU comparability determinations and exemptive orders for certain EU entities.
• MPD and DMO say the extension remains appropriate while the CFTC works with UK authorities to analyze UK law and, where appropriate, issue UK comparability determinations and exemptive orders for certain UK entities.

Executive summary

The CFTC's Market Participants Division (MPD) and Division of Market Oversight (DMO) announced on October 1, 2026 that they are extending temporary no-action positions connected to the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. The extension is set out in CFTC…

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