On June 4, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) finalized a rule to prohibit certain commodity pool operators from relying on the registration exemptions found in Regulation 4.13 in Title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations (“Regulation 4.13”). The final rule generally prohibits persons who have, or whose principals have, any of the disqualifying factors listed in Section 8a (2) of the Commodity Exchange Act from claiming one of the exemptions to the commodity-pool-operator registration requirements set forth in Regulation 4.13. Release.