8-1709. Commodity merchant, defined.
Commodity merchant shall mean any of the following, as defined or described in the Commodity Exchange Act or by CFTC rule:
(1) Futures commission merchant;
(2) Commodity pool operator;
(3) Commodity trading advisor;
(4) Introducing broker;
(5) Leverage transaction merchant;
(6) An associated person of any of the foregoing;
(7) Floor broker; and
(8) Any other person, other than a futures association, required to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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