# 17 C.F.R. § 140.735-3 (2026): Non-governmental employment and other outside activity

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## Section

- **Citation:** 17 C.F.R. § 140.735-3 (2026)
- **Heading:** Non-governmental employment and other outside activity
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 17 CFR: Commodity and Securities Exchanges / Chapter I: COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION / Part 140: ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION / Subpart C: Regulation Concerning Conduct of Members and Employees and Former Members and Employees of the Commission / § 140.735-3: § 140.735-3   Non-governmental employment and other outside activity.

## Text

A Commission member or employee shall not accept employment or compensation from any person, exchange, swap execution facility, swap data repository or derivatives clearing organization subject to regulation by the Commission. For purposes of this section, a person subject to regulation by the Commission includes but is not limited to a contract market, swap execution facility, swap data repository or derivatives clearing organization or member thereof, a registered futures commission merchant, any person associated with a futures commission merchant or with any agent of a futures commission merchant, floor broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator or any person required to be registered in a fashion similar to any of the above or file reports under the Act or pursuant to any rule or regulation promulgated by the Commission.
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Attention is directed to section 2(a)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act, which provides, among other things, that no Commission member or employee shall accept employment or compensation from any person, exchange or derivatives clearing organization (“clearinghouse”) subject to regulation by the Commission, or participate, directly or indirectly, in any contract market operations or transactions of a character subject to regulation by the Commission.
[ 77 FR 66348, Nov. 2, 2012]

## Nearby sections

- [17 C.F.R. § 140.735-1 (2026) § 140.735-1   Authority and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P140_S140_735_1.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 140.735-2 (2026) § 140.735-2   Prohibited transactions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P140_S140_735_2.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 140.735-2a (2026) § 140.735-2a   Prohibited interests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P140_S140_735_2a.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 140.735-3 (2026) § 140.735-3   Non-governmental employment and other outside activity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P140_S140_735_3.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 140.735-4 (2026) § 140.735-4   Receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P140_S140_735_4.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 140.735-5 (2026) § 140.735-5   Disclosure of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P140_S140_735_5.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 140.735-6 (2026) § 140.735-6   Practice by former members and employees of the Commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P140_S140_735_6.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 140.735-7 (2026) § 140.735-7   Statutory violations applicable to conduct of Commission members and employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P140_S140_735_7.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 140.735-8 (2026) § 140.735-8   Interpretative and advisory service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P140_S140_735_8.md)

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