New Market Risk Advisory Committee

CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen Seeks Public Comment on Scope and Composition of New Market Risk Advisory Committee (“MRAC”)

CFTC Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen, Sponsor of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s newly-formed MRAC, is seeking public input on MRAC’s priorities and its composition. The comment period ends on December 3, 2014.

The CFTC created the Market Risk Advisory Committee to address systemic issues that threaten the stability of the derivatives markets and other financial markets, and to assist in identifying and understanding the impact and implications of an evolving market structure and movement of risk across clearinghouses, intermediaries, market-makers and end-users.

Please see the following links for:

CFTC Press Release

Notice and Request for Participants and Comments on Topics

Charter of the Market Risk Advisory Committee