(a) In generalEvery person registered hereunder as futures commission merchant, introducing broker, floor broker, or floor trader shall make such reports as are required by the Commission regarding the transactions and positions of such person, and the transactions and positions of the customer thereof, in commodities for future delivery on any board of trade in the United States or elsewhere, and in any significant price discovery contract traded or executed on an electronic trading facility or any agreement, contract, or transaction that is treated by a derivatives clearing organization, whether registered or not registered, as fungible with a significant price discovery contract; shall keep books and records pertaining to such transactions and positions in such form and manner and for such period as may be required by the Commission; and shall keep such books and records open to inspection by any representative of the Commission or the United States Department of Justice.
(b) Daily trading records: registered entitiesEvery registered entity shall maintain daily trading records. The daily trading records shall include such information as the Commission shall prescribe by rule.
(c) Daily trading records: floor brokers, introducing brokers, and futures commission merchantsFloor brokers, introducing brokers, and futures commission merchants shall maintain daily trading records for each customer in such manner and form as to be identifiable with the trades referred to in subsection (b).
(d) Daily trading records: form and reportsDaily trading records shall be maintained in a form suitable to the Commission for such period as may be required by the Commission. Reports shall be made from the records maintained at such times and at such places and in such form as the Commission may prescribe by rule, order, or regulation in order to protect the public interest and the interest of persons trading in commodity futures.
(e) Disclosure of informationBefore the beginning of trading each day, the exchange shall, insofar as is practicable and under terms and conditions specified by the Commission, make public the volume of trading on each type of contract for the previous day and such other information as the Commission deems necessary in the public interest and prescribes by rule, order, or regulation.
(f) Authority of Commission to make separate determinations unimpairedNothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Commission from making separate determinations for different registered entities when such determinations are warranted in the judgment of the Commission.
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CHAPTER 1— COMMODITY EXCHANGES
§ 6. Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions
§ 6b. Contracts designed to defraud or mislead
§ 6e. Dealings by unregistered floor trader or broker prohibited
§ 6f. Registration and financial requirements; risk assessment
§ 6g. Reporting and recordkeeping
§ 6h. False self-representation as registered entity member prohibited
§ 6l. Commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; Congressional finding
§ 6p. Standards and examinations
§ 6q. Special procedures to encourage and facilitate bona fide hedging by agricultural producers
§ 6r. Reporting and recordkeeping for uncleared swaps
§ 6s. Registration and regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants
§ 6t. Large swap trader reporting
§ 7. Designation of boards of trade as contract markets
§ 7a–1. Derivatives clearing organizations
§ 7a–2. Common provisions applicable to registered entities
§ 7b. Suspension or revocation of designation as registered entity
§ 7b–1. Designation of securities exchanges and associations as contract markets
§ 7b–3. Swap execution facilities
§ 9. Prohibition regarding manipulation and false information
§ 9a. Assessment of money penalties
§ 9b. Rules prohibiting deceptive and other abusive telemarketing acts or practices
§ 9c. Notice of investigations and enforcement actions
§ 12a. Registration of commodity dealers and associated persons; regulation of registered entities
§ 12b. Trading ban violations; prohibition
§ 12d. Commission action for noncompliance with export sales reporting requirements
§ 12e. Repealed. , , , 2763A–410
§ 13. Violations generally; punishment; costs of prosecution
§ 13a–1. Enjoining or restraining violations
§ 13a–2. Jurisdiction of States
§ 13c. Responsibility as principal; minor violations
§ 15b. Cotton futures contracts
§ 16a. Service fees and National Futures Association study
§ 17a. Separability of 1936 amendment
§ 17b. Separability of 1968 amendment
§ 18. Complaints against registered persons
§ 19. Consideration of costs and benefits and antitrust laws
§ 21. Registered futures associations
§ 22. Research and information programs; reports to Congress
§ 23. Standardized contracts for certain commodities
§ 24. Customer property with respect to commodity broker debtors; definitions
§ 25. Private rights of action
§ 26. Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection
§ 27a. Exclusion of identified banking product
§ 27c. Exclusion of certain other identified banking products