7 U.S.C. 1a: Definitions

2010

• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(1), redesignated pars. (2), (3), and (4), (5) to (17), (18) to (23), (24) to (28), (29), (30), (31) to (33), and (34) as (6), (8), and (9), (11) to (23), (26) to (31), (34) to (38), (40), (41), (44) to (46), and (51), respectively. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(2), added pars. (2) and (3). Former pars. (2) and (3) redesignated (6) and (8), respectively. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (2), (3)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(4), which directed amendment of par. (9), as redesignated by Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(1), by substituting "except onions (as provided by section 13–1 of this title) and motion picture box office receipts (or any index, measure, value, or data related to such recei… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (4)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(2), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (9). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (4)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(2), added par. (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (11). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (5)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(3), added par. (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (13). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (7)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(5), added par. (10). Former par. (10) redesignated (16). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (10)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(6), added par. (11) and struck out former par. (11). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The term 'commodity pool operator' means any person engaged in a business that is of the nature of an investment trust, syndicate, or similar form of enterprise, and w… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (11)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(7)(A)(i), substituted ", security futures product, or swap" for "made or to be made on or subject to the rules of a contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (12)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(7)(A)(ii), (iii), added subcl. (II) and redesignated former subcls. (II) and (III) as (III) and (IV), respectively. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (12)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(7)(A)(iv), (B), (C), added cls. (iii) and (iv). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (12), (iv)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(8), substituted "paragraph (18)(A)" for "paragraph (12)(A)" in introductory provisions. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (17)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §741(b)(10), which directed amendment of par. (19)(A)(iv)(II) by inserting before semicolon at end "provided, however, that for purposes of section 2(c)(2)(B)(vi) of this title and section 2(c)(2)(C)(vii) of this title, the term 'eligible contract participant'… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (18)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(9)(A)(i), substituted "paragraph (17)(A)" for "paragraph (11)(A)" and "$50,000,000" for "$25,000,000" in concluding provisions. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (18)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(9)(A)(ii), substituted "amounts invested on a discretionary basis, the aggregate of which is" for "total assets in an amount" in introductory provisions. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (18)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(10), added par. (22) and struck out former par. (22). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The term 'floor broker' means any person who, in or surrounding any pit, ring, post, or other place provided by a contract market or derivatives transaction execution… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (22)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(11), added par. (23) and struck out former par. (23). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The term 'floor trader' means any person who, in or surrounding any pit, ring, post, or other place provided by a contract market or derivatives transaction execution… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (23)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(12), added pars. (24) and (25). Former pars. (24) and (25) redesignated (34) and (35), respectively. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (24), (25)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(13), added par. (28) and struck out former par. (28) which defined "futures commission merchant". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (28)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(14), substituted "State" for "state". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (30)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(15), added par. (31) and struck out former par. (31). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The term 'introducing broker' means any person (except an individual who elects to be and is registered as an associated person of a futures commission merchant) enga… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (31)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(16), added pars. (32) and (33). Former pars. (32) and (33) redesignated (45) and (46), respectively. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (32), (33)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(17), added par. (39). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (39)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(18), added subpars. (D) and (E), redesignated former subpars. (C), (D), and (E) as (B), (C), and (F), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "a derivatives transaction execution facility registered under section 7a of thi… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (40)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(19), added pars. (42) and (43). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (42), (43)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(20), substituted "subject to section 2(h)(5) of this title" for "subject to section 2(h)(7) of this title". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (46)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(21), added pars. (47) to (50). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (47), (48), (49), (50)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §721(a)(22), substituted "participants" for "partipants". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (51)

2008

• Pub. L. 110–246, §13203(a), inserted "(other than an electronic trading facility with respect to a significant price discovery contract)" after "registered entity". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (12)
• Pub. L. 110–246, §13203(b), added subpar. (E). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (29)
• Pub. L. 110–246, §13201(a), added par. (33). Former par. (33) redesignated (34). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (33)
• Pub. L. 110–246, §13105(j), substituted "transactions—" for "transactions by accepting bids and offers made by other participants that are open to multiple participants in the facility or system." in introductory provisions and added cls. (i) and (ii). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (33)
• Pub. L. 110–246, §13201(a)(1), redesignated par. (33) as (34). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (34)

2000

• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(2)], added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (1)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(3)], added par. (2) and struck out heading and text of former par. (2). Text read as follows: "The term 'board of trade' means any exchange or association, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of persons who are engaged in the business of buying… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (2)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (2)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. Former par. (4) redesignated (5). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (3), (4)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(1)(A)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (5)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (5)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(1)(A)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market" in subpars. (A)(i)(I) and (B)(vi). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (6)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (5) as (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (7). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (6)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (7) and (8), respectively. Former par. (8) redesignated (16). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (7), (8)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(4)], added pars. (9) to (15). Former pars. (9) to (12) and (13) to (15) redesignated (17) to (20) and (22) to (24), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(1)(A)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market" in two places. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (16)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (8) as (16). Former par. (16) redesignated (28). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (16)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(1)(A)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market" in two places. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (17)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (9) as (17). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (17)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated pars. (10) and (11) as (18) and (19), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (18), (19)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (12) as (20). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (20)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(1)(A)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (20)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(5)], added par. (21). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (21)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (13) as (22). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (22)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(1)(A)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (23)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (14) as (23). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (23)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(1)(B)], substituted "registered entity" for "contract market" wherever appearing in heading and text and inserted concluding provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (24)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(6)], added par. (24) and struck out heading and text of former par. (24). Text read as follows: "The term 'member of a contract market' means an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or trust owning or holding membership in, or admitted to membe… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (24)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (15) as (24). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (24)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(6)], added pars. (25) to (27). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (25), (26), (27)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(1)], redesignated par. (16) as (28). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (28)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §101(7)], added pars. (29) to (33). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (29), (30), (31), (32), (33)