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It was the sort of email message that a compliance manager never wants to receive. "Immediate action required," the subject line screamed.
The email, which was sent to a US oil producer earlier this year, came from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
It informed the company – a small, independent producer – that it was subject to the large swaps trader reporting rule, part of the new regulatory framework for over-the-counter derivatives stemming from the US Dodd-Frank Act. The
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