ISDA Comment Letter to CFTC on Risk Management Requirements for DCOs

Contains the response of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (the “Commission”) notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPR”) regarding the regulations to implement derivatives clearing organization (“DCO”) core principles as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”).

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