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Commodity & Derivative Financial Products

Overview

We develop, negotiate and document derivatives transactions, including hybrid and structured notes, swaps and various types of options on behalf of commercial banks, portfolio managers, investment banks, traders and advisors in transactions. Regulation is a necessary part of business, and we get you to market in ways that minimize regulatory burden and costs. Our team regularly consults with industry regulators and has extensive relationships with senior officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the National Futures Association (NFA) — strengths that allow us to develop appropriate solutions that minimize regulatory liabilities.

We regularly negotiate on the following derivatives and trading agreements:

  • International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
  • Master repurchase
  • Master securities forward transaction
  • Prime brokerage
  • Futures customer

Insights & Events

Latest

Updates November 2025

2026 SEC Examination Priorities

Additions and Exclusions Show Transition From Past Stated SEC Exam Priorities
4 min read
Speaking Engagement Recap November 19, 2025

Spotlight on Digital Asset Finance

Trade Finance Global Spotlight On!
1 min read
Updates November 2025

Senate Bipartisan Draft Would Establish New Federal Regime for Digital Commodity Markets

How to Help Determine Whether a Tokenized Carbon Credit — or Any Other Digital Asset — May Be Considered a Digital Commodity Under the Draft
10 min read
Speaking Engagement Recap October 28, 2025

Cultivating Change: Agriculture at the Heart of the Energy - Technology Nexus

Faegre Drinker 2025 Food & Agribusiness National Conference
1 min read
Updates August 2025

Report Released by Presidential Working Group Expresses Optimism Regarding Digital Asset Markets

4 min read
Updates August 2025

Presidential Order Instructs Regulators to Help Facilitate 401(k) Access to Alternative Asset Investments, Including Private Equity and Private Credit

Builds on Existing Regulatory Momentum; Collective Trusts and Closed-End Funds Expected to Play Key Roles in Facilitating Access for Plan Investors
16 min read
Updates June 2025

CLARITY Act: Shifting Oversight of Digital Assets Classified as Commodities to the CFTC

A New Regulatory Landscape for Digital Assets Is Underway
5 min read
Published Articles May 2025

Tokenization for Net Zero

Global Digital Finance
1 min read
Press Release November 2024

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Derivatives Partner Ilene Froom to New York Investment Management Group

2 min read
Press Release June 2024

Faegre Drinker Expands London Office With Investment Management Partner Michelle Moran

3 min read
Insights
Updates November 2025

2026 SEC Examination Priorities

Additions and Exclusions Show Transition From Past Stated SEC Exam Priorities
4 min read
Updates November 2025

Senate Bipartisan Draft Would Establish New Federal Regime for Digital Commodity Markets

How to Help Determine Whether a Tokenized Carbon Credit — or Any Other Digital Asset — May Be Considered a Digital Commodity Under the Draft
10 min read
Updates August 2025

Report Released by Presidential Working Group Expresses Optimism Regarding Digital Asset Markets

4 min read
Updates August 2025

Presidential Order Instructs Regulators to Help Facilitate 401(k) Access to Alternative Asset Investments, Including Private Equity and Private Credit

Builds on Existing Regulatory Momentum; Collective Trusts and Closed-End Funds Expected to Play Key Roles in Facilitating Access for Plan Investors
16 min read
Updates June 2025

CLARITY Act: Shifting Oversight of Digital Assets Classified as Commodities to the CFTC

A New Regulatory Landscape for Digital Assets Is Underway
5 min read
Published Articles May 2025

Tokenization for Net Zero

Global Digital Finance
1 min read
Updates May 2025

What the CFTC’s Recent Actions on Digital Assets and Environmental/Sustainable Commodities Signal to the Market

Lead or Be Left Behind
7 min read
Media Mentions April 2025

Ilene Froom Discusses Market Volatility in Banking Industry With Risk.net

1 min read
Media Mentions March 2025

David Williams Featured in American Lawyer’s ‘How I Made Practice Group Chair’ Series

1 min read
Updates March 2025

EPA Rolls Back Regulations From Climate Change to ‘Waters of the United States’

PFAS and Superfund Do Not Make the List
4 min read

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Commodity & Derivative Financial Products Team