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It’s Alive! The CFTC Breathes New Life into QEP Exemption

On December 19, 2025, the Market Participants Division (“MPD”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a no-action letter (the “No-Action Letter”) permitting commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as investment advisers to claim relief from CPO and commodity trading advisor (“CTA”) registration, subject to certain conditions.