The Annual CPO and CTA Affirmation Window Is Open
The CFTC requires each entity or person claiming an exemption from CPO registration under CFTC Rule 4.13(a)(1), 4.13(a)(2), 4.13(a)(3) or 4.13(a)(5), an exclusion from CPO registration under CFTC Rule 4.5, or an exemption from CTA registration under CFTC Rule 4.14(a)(8), to affirm, on an annual basis, whether such exemption or exclusion is, or remains, applicable.
Affirmation filings are due within 60 days after the calendar year end.[1] For this affirmation cycle, the deadline to reaffirm an exemption filing is March 2, 2026.
Persons reaffirming an exemption filing pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.13(a)(1), 4.13(a)(2), 4.13(a)(3) or 4.13(a)(5) must also attest that neither such person, nor any principal, is statutorily disqualified per Section 8a(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
The affirmation must be filed through NFA’s website, via NFA’s Exemptions System, accessible through NFA’s Electronic Filing Systems page.[2]
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[1] https://www.nfa.futures.org/newsnotices/newsArticle.aspx?MT=&Topic=&AllYrs=&Year=2025&ArticleID=5772.
[2] https://www.nfa.futures.org/electronic-filing-systems/exemptions.html.
