Meeting Date:
Friday, November 18, 2011
CFTC Staff:
Gary Gensler
Tim Karpoff
Megan Sperling
David Aron
Organization(s):
Evolution Markets
Ogilvy Government Relations
External Attendees:
De'Ana Dow (Ogilvy)
Andrew Ertel (Evolution Markets)
Evan Ard (Evolution Markets)
Additional Information:
Participants discussed the swap definition as it relates to environmental commodities such as renewable energy credits, carbon emission offsets, etc., and whether forward transactions involving them should qualify for the forward exclusion from swap.