Compliance Rules

Part 2 - Rules Governing the Business Conduct of Members Registered with the Commission

RULE 2-1. CONTRACT MARKET JURISDICTION.

No Member or Associate shall be charged with an offense under these Rules if the specific conduct alleged to constitute the offense is governed or otherwise regulated by the requirements of a contract market and such Member or Associate is subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the contract market for such conduct. The foregoing shall not apply if the contract market has expressly delegated enforcement responsibility to NFA, or if the offense under these Rules is a violation of NFA Financial Standards requirements adopted pursuant to Section 1(b) of Article III or NFA Customer Protection requirements adopted pursuant to Section 1(e) of Article III of the NFA Articles of Incorporation.