# SEC proposes exempting EU debt obligations from Exchange Act for futures trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission published a proposed rule on Sept. 2 that would exempt debt obligations issued by the European Union from certain provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for purposes of trading futures contracts on those securities.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 2 published a proposed rule that would exempt debt obligations issued by the European Union from the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for purposes of trading futures contracts on those securities.[^1]

The proposal, published in the Federal Register, would create an exemption specific to EU-issued debt under the Exchange Act for futures trading.[^1] The rule does not address debt of individual EU member states or other foreign sovereigns; the exemption as written covers only obligations issued by the European Union itself.[^1]

On the same day, the SEC proposed a separate overhaul of rules governing registered transfer agents, the firms that maintain official records of share ownership.[^2] That proposal, reported by Unchained, covers a different part of the securities infrastructure and is not directly related to the EU debt exemption.[^2]

## What this stands on

1. Securities and Exchange Commission published Proposed Rule: Exemption of Debt Obligations Issued by the European Union Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for Purposes of Trading Futures Contracts on Those Securities (2026-09-02). (Federal Register, Federal Register, claim on record)
2. The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed on Tuesday to overhaul the rules governing registered transfer agents, the firms that maintain the official record of who owns a company's shares. ([Unchained](https://unchainedcrypto.com/sec-proposes-first-major-transfer-agent-overhaul-since-the-1980s-writing-blockchain-into-the-ownership-record/), News)

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