On December 2, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) announced that it will hold a public meeting at the CFTC headquarters in Washington, DC on December 11 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. At the meeting, MRAC will receive status reports from its Climate-Related Market Risk, Central Counterparty Risk and Governance, Market

On March 15, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register a request for nominees for the membership positions on the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC). MRAC is a discretionary advisory committee that conducts public meetings and submits reports and recommendations to the CFTC on matters including systemic risk and changes in the

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released the agenda for the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) public meeting that will be held on January 31.

The public meeting will feature four different panels, in addition to opening remarks from Rostin Behnam, MRAC Sponsor and Commissioner; J. Christopher Giancarlo, CFTC Chairman; and Brian D. Quintenz, a CFTC Commissioner.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) will hold a public meeting on November 17 in Washington, DC. At the meeting, the Central Counterparty (CCP) Risk Management Subcommittee will present final recommendations regarding CCPs’ preparations for the default of a significant clearing member. The MRAC also will also discuss the Bank of

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) will hold a public meeting at the CFTC’s headquarters in Washington, DC on June 2. MRAC will consider issues including the appropriate industry response to cybersecurity threats and the concentration of futures commission merchants and its effect on market liquidity. Members of the public may