# CFTC staff sets expectations for 24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement

> CFTC staff issued an advisory on operational, financial-resource, risk-management, surveillance, resilience, staffing, maintenance, customer-protection, and coordination obligations for continuous markets. It does not reduce existing Commodity Exchange Act or Commission requirements.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/regulation/2026-05-29-cftc-24-7-trading-clearing-advisory/
- Posture: Guidance
- Authorities: CFTC Division of Clearing and Risk; CFTC Division of Market Oversight; CFTC Market Participants Division
- Event date: 2026-05-29
- Version: 1, published 2026-08-07 (first published 2026-08-07)
- Advisor-relevant: yes

## What changed

CFTC staff issued an advisory on operational, financial-resource, risk-management, surveillance, resilience, staffing, maintenance, customer-protection, and coordination obligations for continuous markets. It does not reduce existing Commodity Exchange Act or Commission requirements.

## Who it affects

- DCMs, SEFs, DCOs, FCMs, clearing members, CTAs, CPOs, and clients
- Advisers allocating to continuously traded crypto derivatives

## What is still open

- Firm implementation, maintenance windows, liquidity, weekend margining, and cross-market dependencies
- Whether additional Commission rules will follow

## What it means for an advisor

- Diligence weekend liquidity, staffing, margin calls, outages, price sources, kill switches, clearing, and client communication
- Align portfolio monitoring and incident escalation with the venue’s actual operating schedule

## Previous interpretation

Registered entities relied on general obligations without this consolidated staff advisory for continuous-market operations.

## Sources

1. [CFTC Staff Letter 26-16 — Advisory on 24/7 Trading, Clearing, and Settlement](https://www.cftc.gov/csl/26-16/download) · Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff · 2026-05-29


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