[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 17, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 17CFR150.1] [Page 560-561] TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION PART 150_LIMITS ON POSITIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 150.1 Definitions. Sec. 150.1 Definitions. 150.2 Position limits. 150.3 Exemptions. 150.4 Aggregation of positions. 150.5 Exchange-set speculative position limits. 150.6 Responsibility of contract markets. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6a, 6c, and 12a(5), as amended by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, Appendix E of Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763 (2000). Source: 52 FR 38923, Oct. 20, 1987, unless otherwise noted. As used in this part-- (a) Spot month means the futures contract next to expire during that period of time beginning at the close of trading on the trading day preceding the [[Page 561]] first day on which delivery notices can be issued to the clearing organization of a contract market. (b) Single month means each separate futures trading month, other than the spot month future. (c) All-months means the sum of all futures trading months including the spot month future. (d) Eligible entity means-- A commodity pool operator, the operator of a trading vehicle which is excluded or who itself has qualified for exclusion from the definition of the term ``pool'' or commodity pool operator,'' respectively, under Sec. 4.5 of this chapter; the limited partner or shareholder in a commodity pool the operator of which is exempt from registration under Sec. 4.13 of this chapter; a commodity trading advisor; a bank or trust company; a savings association; an insurance company; or the separately organized affiliates of any of the above entities: (1) Which authorizes an independent account controller independently to control all trading decisions for positions it holds directly or indirectly, or on its behalf, but without its day-to-day direction; and (2) Which maintains: (i) Only such minimum control over the independent account controller as is consistent with its fiduciary responsibilities and necessary to fulfill its duty to supervise diligently the trading done on its behalf; or (ii) If a limited partner or shareholder of a commodity pool the operator of which is exempt from registration under Sec. 4.13 of this chapter, only such limited control as is consistent with its status. (e) Independent account controller means a person-- (1) Who specifically is authorized by an eligible entity, as defined in paragraph (d) of this section, independently to control trading decisions on behalf of, but without the day-to-day direction of, the eligible entity; (2) Over whose trading the eligible entity maintains only such minimum control as is consistent with its fiduciary responsibilities to fulfill its duty to supervise diligently the trading done on its behalf or as is consistent with such other legal rights or obligations which may be incumbent upon the eligible entity to fulfill; (3) Who trades independently of the eligible entity and of any other independent account controller trading for the eligible entity; (4) Who has no knowledge of trading decisions by any other independent account controller; and (5) Who is registered as a futures commission merchant, an introducing broker, a commodity trading advisor, an associated person or any such registrant, or is a general partner of a commodity pool the operator of which is exempt from registration under Sec. 4.13 of this chapter. (f) Futures-equivalent means an option contract which has been adjusted by the previous day's risk factor, or delta coefficient, for that option which has been calculated at the close of trading and published by the applicable exchange under Sec. 16.01 of this chapter. (g) Long position means a long call option, a short put option or a long underlying futures contract. (h) Short position means a short call option, a long put option or a short underlying futures contract. (i) For the following commodities, the first delivery month of the ``crop year'' is as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Commodity Beginning delivery month ------------------------------------------------------------------------ corn...................................... December. cotton.................................... October. oats...................................... July. soybeans.................................. September. soybean meal.............................. October. soybean oil............................... October. wheat (spring)............................ September. wheat (winter)............................ July. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [52 FR 38923, Oct. 20, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 41571, Oct. 24, 1988; 56 FR 14315, Apr. 9, 1991; 57 FR 44492, Sept. 28, 1992; 58 FR 17981, Apr. 7, 1993; 64 FR 24046, May 5, 1999]