# Federal Register #2026-21377

CFTC proposal to classify certain event contracts as swaps

**Buyer:** COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMM
**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** November 19, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21377

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposes to bring certain event contracts under its swap regulatory jurisdiction.
- **Government buyer:** Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Proposal:** Further define “swap” to explicitly include event contracts tied to sports, political, cultural, and weather-related events.
- **Procurement status:** This is a regulatory rulemaking, not a solicitation for products or services; no OEMs, vendors, products, quantities, or part numbers are identified.

### Description

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposes to further define “swap” to explicitly include event contracts. These include contracts based on sports-, politics-, cultural-, and weather-related events. Comments must be received by November 18, 2026.

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