# Ind. Code § 23-2-6-9: "Commodity merchant" defined

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T23_A2_C6_S23-2-6-9

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 23-2-6-9
- **Heading:** "Commodity merchant" defined
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 23 / Article 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 23-2-6-9

## Text

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "commodity merchant" means any of the following (as defined or described in the Commodity Exchange Act or in a CFTC rule):

(1) A futures commission merchant.

(2) A commodity pool operator.

(3) A commodity trading advisor.

(4) An introducing broker.

(5) A leverage transaction merchant.

(6) A person associated with a person described in subdivisions (1) through (5).

(7) A floor broker.

(8) Any other person, other than a futures association, that is required to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

As added by P.L.177-1991, SEC.10.

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