Valuable Insights on CPO-PQR Reporting

1 – Types of firms affected and why

• ​Individual advisors and organizations registered as Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) with the CFTC
• Filing introduced due to increased jurisdiction from the CFTC to supervise swaps (i.e. credit, commodities and interest rate)
• Newly registered CPOs need to understand whether or not they are exempt from filing. Exempt CPOs include:

a. Those otherwise regulated, such as a bank, insurance company or a registered investment company

b. Those who operate one or more small pool(s) that have received less than $400,000 in aggregate capital contributions and that have no more than 15 participants in any one pool

c.Those who operate pools that do not commit more than 10 percent of the fair market value of their assets to establish commodity interest trading positions

2 – When and which sections should a firm file?

3 – How European firms may or may not be affected

European firms that have a subsidiary in the U.S. registered with the CFTC or those who do commodity trading must file

4 – In terms of differences and similarities, what is the relationship of this form as compared to Form PF?

 Differences:

Similarities:

5 – How can Form PF data be leveraged?

Form PF preparation can be further leveraged for the following questions:

​Other additional details:

Static data details:

Please Refer to the CPO-PQR reporting template here

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