17 CFR § 150.6 - Scope.

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title: "17 CFR § 150.6 - Scope."
title_number: 17
title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
section_number: "150.6"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION"
part_number: "150"
part_name: "LIMITS ON POSITIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1a, 2, 5, 6, 6a, 6c, 6f, 6g, 6t, 12a, and 19, as amended by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010)."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 38923, Oct. 20, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
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# 150.6 Scope.

This part shall only be construed as having an effect on speculative position limits set by the Commission or by a designated contract market or swap execution facility, including any associated recordkeeping and reporting regulations in this chapter. Nothing in this part shall be construed to relieve any designated contract market, swap execution facility, or its governing board from responsibility under section 5(d)(4) of the Act to prevent manipulation and corners. Further, nothing in this part shall be construed to affect any other provisions of the Act or Commission regulations, including, but not limited to, those relating to actual or attempted manipulation, corners, squeezes, fraudulent or deceptive conduct, or to prohibited transactions.

[86 FR 3472, Jan. 14, 2021]