15 USC § 8303 - Abusive swaps

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s8303"
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title: "15 USC § 8303 - Abusive swaps"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "8303"
section_name: "Abusive swaps"
chapter_number: 109
chapter_name: "WALL STREET TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "REGULATION OF OVER-THE-COUNTER SWAPS MARKETS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Regulatory Authority"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 714, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1647.)"
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# § 8303. Abusive swaps

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or both, individually may, by rule or order—

**(1)** collect information as may be necessary concerning the markets for any types of—

**(A)** swap (as defined in section 1a of title 7); or

**(B)** security-based swap (as defined in section 1a of title 7); and

**(2)** issue a report with respect to any types of swaps or security-based swaps that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission determines to be detrimental to—

**(A)** the stability of a financial market; or

**(B)** participants in a financial market.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 714, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1647.)