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Eligible Contract Participant

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An entity, such as a financial institution, insurance company, or commodity pool, that is classified by the Commodity Exchange Act as an eligible contract participant based upon its regulated status or amount of assets. This classification permits these persons to engage in transactions (such as trading on a Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility) not generally available to non-eligible contract participants, i.e., retail customers.

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