[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: 17CFR170.2] [Page 593] TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION PART 170_REGISTERED FUTURES ASSOCIATIONS--Table of Contents Subpart A_Standards Governing Commission Review of Applications for Registration as a Futures Association Under Section 17 of the Act Sec. 170.2 Membership restrictions (section 17(b)(2) of the Act). If it appears to the Commission to be necessary or appropriate in the public interest and to carry out the purposes of section 17 of the Act, a futures association may restrict its membership to individuals registered by the Commission in a particular capacity or to individuals doing business in a particular geographical region or to firms having a particular level of capital assets or which engage in a specified amount of business per year. [48 FR 35305, Aug, 3, 1983]