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Notice I-09-12

May 5, 2009

Revised Effective Date for Portions of NFA Compliance Rule 2-43(b)

Notice I-09-10, issued on April 13, 2009, stated that new NFA Compliance Rule 2-43(b) would be effective for any positions established after May 15, 2009. Rule 2-43(b) prohibits Forex Dealer Members (FDMs) from carrying offsetting positions in a customer account and requires that they be offset on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis.

NFA has received several requests to extend the effective date due to the complexity of the programming changes required to comply with the FIFO requirement. After considering those requests, NFA has decided to extend the effective date for the FIFO part of the rule until July 31, 2009. Therefore, FDMs may not carry offsetting positions in the same account if either of those positions was established after May 15, 2009, but FDMs may offset positions on some basis other than FIFO through July 31, 2009.

Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Edward Dasso, Managing Director, Compliance (edasso@nfa.futures.org or 312-781-1551) or Lauren Brinati, Senior Manager, Compliance (lbrinati@nfa.futures.org or 312-781-1215).

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