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CBA is also a swap dealer provisionally registered with the CFTC and is a member of the NFA in such capacity (NFA ID 0249150). Swaps as well as products and strategies involving swaps are not suitable for investment by (i) counterparties that are not “eligible contract participants” as defined in the Commodities Exchange Act (CEA) and the regulations adopted thereunder or (ii) entities that have any investors who are not “eligible contract participants.” Each hedge fund or other investment vehicle that purchases the products must be operated by a registered commodity pool operator as defined under the CEA and the regulations adopted thereunder or a person who has qualified as being exempt from such registration requirement.
