The Dodd-Frank Act’s swap regulatory regime requires “swap dealers” and “major swap participants” (“MSPs”) to register with the CFTC and comply with significant new regulatory requirements. While swap dealers and MSPs will be subject to more swaps-related requirements than will end users under this regulatory regime, there are a number of critical issues that will directly affect end users that use swaps.

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