The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the U.S. government that regulates futures and option markets. The agency oversees a variety of individuals and organizations including commodity futures markets and Futures Commission Merchants (FCM) such as IBKR which offers its clients access to those markets.
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Comparison of U.S. segregation models
INTRODUCTION
The regulation of securities and commodities products and brokers1 in the U.S. is administered by two distinct federal agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for securities including stocks, ETFs, bonds, options and mutual funds and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for commodities including futures and options on futures…
What is the commodities segment of my account?
For accounts contracted by the triparty agreement and carried by IBLLC, the account has two segments: securities segment and commodities segment. The regulation of securities and commodities products and brokers in the U.S. is administered by two distinct federal agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for securities including stocks, ETFs, bonds, options and mutual funds and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for commodities including futures and options on futures. Please see…
Why is interest not payable on cash held in the commodities segment of my account?
For accounts contracted by the triparty agreement and carried by IBLLC in the US the account is authorized to trade both securities products and commodities/futures products and therefore consists of two underlying accounts or account segments: a securities account ("IBKR securities") governed by rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a futures account ("IBKR futures") governed by rules of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)…
Where can I find more information on the U.S. segregation models of SEC and CFTC?
The regulation of securities and commodities products and brokers in the U.S. is administered by two distinct federal agencies: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for securities including stocks, ETFs, bonds, options and mutual funds and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for commodities including futures and options on futures. While both agencies seek to safeguard customer assets by restricting their use and “segregating” them from the assets of the broker, the regulations and manner in which they accomplish this differs. Find an…