7 U.S.C. § 23
Standardized contracts for certain commodities
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 23, Standardized contracts for certain commodities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/428478
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Except as authorized under subsection (b), no person shall offer to enter into, enter into, or confirm the execution of, any transaction for the delivery of any commodity under a standardized contract commonly known to the trade as a margin account, margin contract, leverage account, or leverage contract, or under any contract, account, arrangement, scheme, or device that the Commission determines serves the same function or functions as such a standardized contract, or is marketed or managed in substantially the same manner as such a standardized contract.
Not later than 2 years after November 10, 1986, the Commission shall—
Such report shall include the findings and any recommendations of the Commission concerning—
The report shall also include Commission regulations governing such transactions. The regulations shall provide for permitting additional persons to engage in such transactions. The regulations shall become effective on the expiration of 90 calendar days on which either House of Congress is in session after the date of the transmittal of the report to Congress. The regulations—
This section shall not affect any rights or obligations arising out of any transaction subject to this section, as in effect before November 10, 1986, that was entered into, or the execution of which was confirmed, before November 10, 1986.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Futures Trading Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Futures Trading Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Futures Trading Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally