# 7 U.S.C. § 6: Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 U.S.C. § 6
- **Heading:** Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—AGRICULTURE > CHAPTER 1—COMMODITY EXCHANGES

## Text

such transaction is conducted on or subject to the rules of a board of trade which has been designated or registered by the Commission as a contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility for such commodity;

( Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, § 4 , 42 Stat. 999 ; June 15, 1936, ch. 545 , §§ 2, 4, 49 Stat. 1491 , 1492; Pub. L. 93–463, title I, § 103(a) , (f), Oct. 23, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1392 ; Pub. L. 97–444, title II, § 204 , Jan. 11, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2299 ; Pub. L. 102–546, title V, § 502(a) , Oct. 28, 1992 , 106 Stat. 3629 ; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 123(a)(3)] , Dec. 21, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2763 , 2763A–406; Pub. L. 111–203, title VII , §§ 721(d), 722(f), 738(a), (b), July 21, 2010 , 124 Stat. 1671 , 1674, 1726, 1728.)

## Nearby sections

- [7 U.S.C. § 1 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1a Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 2a to 4a Transferred](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s2a...4a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6 Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6a Excessive speculation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6b Contracts designed to defraud or mislead](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6b.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6f Registration and financial requirements; risk assessment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6f.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6h False self-representation as registered entity member prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6h.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6o–1 Transferred](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6o%E2%80%931.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6p Standards and examinations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6p.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6t Large swap trader reporting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6t.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7a Repealed. Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 734(a) , July 21, 2010 , 124 Stat. 1718](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7a–2 Common provisions applicable to registered entities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7a%E2%80%932.md)
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