WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a rule called: Amendments to CFTC Rules of Practice and Rules Relating to Investigations.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 3 by Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission.

Summary: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Commission") is amending its Rules of Practice and its Rules Relating to Investigations. The revised Rules of Practice enhance the transparency of the Commission's enforcement proceedings, specifying that the Commission can accept an offer of settlement by order of the Commission and establishing requirements for the form and content of recommendation memos provided by the Division of Enforcement to the Commi...