--- kind: "unit" title: "7" title_heading: "Agriculture" key: "ch1" level: "chapter" label: "Chapter 1" heading: "Commodity Exchanges" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/ch1" sections_count: 86 --- # Chapter 1 — Commodity Exchanges Title 7 — Agriculture ## Sections - [§1. Short title](/usc/7/1.md) - [§1a. Definitions](/usc/7/1a.md) - [§1b. Requirements of Secretary of the Treasury regarding exemption of foreign exchange swaps and foreign exchange forwards from definition of the term “swap”](/usc/7/1b.md) - [§2. Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce](/usc/7/2.md) - [§2a...4a. Transferred](/usc/7/2a...4a.md) - [§5. Findings and purpose](/usc/7/5.md) - [§6. Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions](/usc/7/6.md) - [§6a. Excessive speculation](/usc/7/6a.md) - [§6b. Contracts designed to defraud or mislead](/usc/7/6b.md) - [§6b–1. Enforcement authority](/usc/7/6b-1.md) - [§6c. Prohibited transactions](/usc/7/6c.md) - [§6d. Dealing by unregistered futures commission merchants or introducing brokers prohibited; duties in handling customer receipts; conflict-of-interest systems and procedures; Chief Compliance Officer; rules to avoid duplicative regulations; swap requirements; portfolio margining accounts](/usc/7/6d.md) - [§6e. Dealings by unregistered floor trader or broker prohibited](/usc/7/6e.md) - [§6f. Registration and financial requirements; risk assessment](/usc/7/6f.md) - [§6g. Reporting and recordkeeping](/usc/7/6g.md) - [§6h. False self-representation as registered entity member prohibited](/usc/7/6h.md) - [§6i. Reports of deals equal to or in excess of trading limits; books and records; cash and controlled transactions](/usc/7/6i.md) - [§6j. Restrictions on dual trading in security futures products on designated contract markets and registered derivatives transaction execution facilities](/usc/7/6j.md) - [§6k. Registration of associates of futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors; required disclosure of disqualifications; exemptions for associated persons](/usc/7/6k.md) - [§6l. Commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; Congressional finding](/usc/7/6l.md) - [§6m. Use of mails or other means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce by commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; relation to other law](/usc/7/6m.md) - [§6n. Registration of commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; application; expiration and renewal; record keeping and reports; disclosure; statements of account](/usc/7/6n.md) - [§6o. Fraud and misrepresentation by commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, and associated persons](/usc/7/6o.md) - [§6o–1. Transferred](/usc/7/6o-1.md) - [§6p. Standards and examinations](/usc/7/6p.md) - [§6q. Special procedures to encourage and facilitate bona fide hedging by agricultural producers](/usc/7/6q.md) - [§6r. Reporting and recordkeeping for uncleared swaps](/usc/7/6r.md) - [§6s. Registration and regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants](/usc/7/6s.md) - [§6t. Large swap trader reporting](/usc/7/6t.md) - [§7. Designation of boards of trade as contract markets](/usc/7/7.md) - [§7a. Repealed.](/usc/7/7a.md) - [§7a–1. Derivatives clearing organizations](/usc/7/7a-1.md) - [§7a–2. Common provisions applicable to registered entities](/usc/7/7a-2.md) - [§7a–3. Repealed.](/usc/7/7a-3.md) - [§7b. Suspension or revocation of designation as registered entity](/usc/7/7b.md) - [§7b–1. Designation of securities exchanges and associations as contract markets](/usc/7/7b-1.md) - [§7b–2. Privacy](/usc/7/7b-2.md) - [§7b–3. Swap execution facilities](/usc/7/7b-3.md) - [§8. Application for designation as contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility; time; suspension or revocation of designation; hearing; review by court of appeals](/usc/7/8.md) - [§9. Prohibition regarding manipulation and false information](/usc/7/9.md) - [§9a. Assessment of money penalties](/usc/7/9a.md) - [§9b. Rules prohibiting deceptive and other abusive telemarketing acts or practices](/usc/7/9b.md) - [§9c. Notice of investigations and enforcement actions](/usc/7/9c.md) - [§10. Repealed.](/usc/7/10.md) - [§10a. Cooperative associations and corporations, exclusion from board of trade; rules of board inapplicable to payment of compensation by association](/usc/7/10a.md) - [§11. Vacation on request of designation or registration as “registered entity”; redesignation or reregistration](/usc/7/11.md) - [§12. Public disclosure](/usc/7/12.md) - [§12–1...12–3. Omitted](/usc/7/12-1...12-3.md) - [§12a. Registration of commodity dealers and associated persons; regulation of registered entities](/usc/7/12a.md) - [§12b. Trading ban violations; prohibition](/usc/7/12b.md) - [§12c. Disciplinary actions](/usc/7/12c.md) - [§12d. Commission action for noncompliance with export sales reporting requirements](/usc/7/12d.md) - [§12e. Repealed.](/usc/7/12e.md) - [§13. Violations generally; punishment; costs of prosecution](/usc/7/13.md) - [§13–1. Violations, prohibition against dealings in motion picture box office receipts or onion futures; punishment](/usc/7/13-1.md) - [§13a. Nonenforcement of rules of government or other violations; cease and desist orders; fines and penalties; imprisonment; misdemeanor; separate offenses](/usc/7/13a.md) - [§13a–1. Enjoining or restraining violations](/usc/7/13a-1.md) - [§13a–2. Jurisdiction of States](/usc/7/13a-2.md) - [§13b. Manipulations or other violations; cease and desist orders against persons other than registered entities; punishment](/usc/7/13b.md) - [§13c. Responsibility as principal; minor violations](/usc/7/13c.md) - [§14. Repealed.](/usc/7/14.md) - [§15. Omitted](/usc/7/15.md) - [§15a. Repealed.](/usc/7/15a.md) - [§15b. Cotton futures contracts](/usc/7/15b.md) - [§16. Commission operations](/usc/7/16.md) - [§16a. Service fees and National Futures Association study](/usc/7/16a.md) - [§17. Separability](/usc/7/17.md) - [§17a. Separability of 1936 amendment](/usc/7/17a.md) - [§17b. Separability of 1968 amendment](/usc/7/17b.md) - [§18. Complaints against registered persons](/usc/7/18.md) - [§19. Consideration of costs and benefits and antitrust laws](/usc/7/19.md) - [§20. Market reports](/usc/7/20.md) - [§21. Registered futures associations](/usc/7/21.md) - [§22. Research and information programs; reports to Congress](/usc/7/22.md) - [§23. Standardized contracts for certain commodities](/usc/7/23.md) - [§24. Customer property with respect to commodity broker debtors; definitions](/usc/7/24.md) - [§24a. Swap data repositories](/usc/7/24a.md) - [§25. Private rights of action](/usc/7/25.md) - [§26. Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection](/usc/7/26.md) - [§27. Definitions](/usc/7/27.md) - [§27a. Exclusion of identified banking product](/usc/7/27a.md) - [§27b. Repealed.](/usc/7/27b.md) - [§27c. Exclusion of certain other identified banking products](/usc/7/27c.md) - [§27d. Administration of the predominance test](/usc/7/27d.md) - [§27e. Repealed.](/usc/7/27e.md) - [§27f. Contract enforcement](/usc/7/27f.md)