Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions

Under section 742(c) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank Act''), certain foreign exchange transactions with persons who are not ``eligible contract participants'' (commonly referred to as ``retail forex transactions,'' and as further defined below) with a registered broker or dealer (``broker-dealer'') will be prohibited as of July 16, 2011, in the absence of the Commission adopting a rule to allow such transactions under terms and conditions prescribed by the Commission. The Commission is adopting interim final temporary Rule 15b12-1T to allow a registered broker-dealer to engage in a retail forex business until July 16, 2012, provided that the broker-dealer complies with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act''), the rules and regulations thereunder, and the rules of the self-regulatory organization(s) of which the broker-dealer is a member (``SRO rules''), insofar as they are applicable to retail forex transactions.

Agency Contact: Jo Anne Swindler, Assistant Director; Richard Vorosmarti, Special Counsel; or Angie Le, Special Counsel, at (202) 551-5777, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.