Notice 5 Aug 2025 hedge funds, regulatory compliance, cio, options trading, financial services, etf, cryptocurrency, bitcoin

💹SEC Approves Options Trading for VanEck Bitcoin Trust

The SEC has published a notice approving the Miami International Securities Exchange's proposed rule change to list and trade options on the VanEck Bitcoin Trust. This includes amendments to position and exercise limits, aiming to enhance market access and transparency related to Bitcoin investments while ensuring robust regulatory safeguards against manipulation.

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Rule 16 Jun 2025 compliance, sec, financial regulation, cftc, investment advisers, form pf, hedge funds

📅Extension of Form PF Compliance Date for Investment Advisers

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (collectively, "we" or "Commissions") are further extending the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF that were adopted on February 8, 2024, from June 12, 2025, to October 1, 2025. Form PF is the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds, including those that also are registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator ("CPO") or commodity trading adviser ("CTA").

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Rule 11 Apr 2025 reporting requirements, sec, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, form pf, hedge funds, compliance, cftc, private funds, investment advisers, securities

📊Amendments to Form PF Reporting Requirements for Private Funds

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (collectively, "we" or "Commissions") are adopting amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds, including those that also are registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator ("CPO") or commodity trading adviser ("CTA"). The amendments correct certain errors in Form PF.

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Rule 5 Feb 2025 sec, form pf, cftc, investment advisers, compliance, private funds, hedge funds

📝Extension of Compliance Date for Form PF Reporting Requirements

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (collectively, "we" or "Commissions") are extending the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF that were adopted on February 8, 2024, from March 12, 2025 to June 12, 2025. Form PF is the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds, including those that also are registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator ("CPO") or commodity trading adviser ("CTA").

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