Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
854,898Words in 70 parts
11.7Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
24.2Reading grade
58.2%Unchanged since 2017
17Flagged parts
2026-10-19Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 46.0 words on average; 40.0% over 40 words; 31.2% passive; 13.7 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 6.9% · prohibition 4.0% · paperwork 13.4% · obligation 21.8% · permission 10.9% · other 43.0%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 top 10% | 17 CFR 31
LEVERAGE TRANSACTIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+4.4 SD · Paperwork share
+2.6 SD · Directive share
+2.0 SD · Size
+1.1 SD |
21,548 | 1.84 |
| 18 top 10% | 17 CFR 147
OPEN COMMISSION MEETINGS
High signals: Reading grade
+4.9 SD · Directive share
+2.7 SD · Paperwork share
+1.8 SD · Restriction density
+1.0 SD |
4,784 | 1.62 |
| 20 top 10% | 17 CFR 5
OFF-EXCHANGE FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+3.1 SD · Paperwork share
+2.5 SD · Directive share
+1.6 SD · Size
+1.0 SD |
19,984 | 1.59 |
| 26 top 10% | 17 CFR 4
COMMODITY POOL OPERATORS AND COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS
High signals: Reading grade
+3.4 SD · Paperwork share
+2.2 SD · Size
+1.7 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD |
41,310 | 1.54 |
| 40 top 10% | 17 CFR 22
CLEARED SWAPS
High signals: Reading grade
+3.0 SD · Directive share
+2.1 SD · Paperwork share
+1.5 SD |
10,018 | 1.44 |
| 43 top 10% | 17 CFR 1
GENERAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT
High signals: Reading grade
+2.9 SD · Size
+2.6 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
121,870 | 1.40 |
| 60 top 10% | 17 CFR 17
REPORTS BY REPORTING MARKETS, FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANTS, CLEARING MEMBERS, AND FOREIGN BROKERS
High signals: Paperwork share
+4.9 SD · Directive share
+1.7 SD |
5,062 | 1.30 |
| 182 top 10% | 17 CFR 46
SWAP DATA RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: PRE-ENACTMENT AND TRANSITION SWAPS
High signals: Restriction density
+2.9 SD · Paperwork share
+2.2 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD |
5,468 | 1.03 |
| 185 top 10% | 17 CFR 16
REPORTS BY CONTRACT MARKETS AND SWAP EXECUTION FACILITIES
High signals: Paperwork share
+4.0 SD · Reading grade
+1.4 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
2,255 | 1.02 |
| 218 top 10% | 17 CFR 32
REGULATION OF COMMODITY OPTION TRANSACTIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+3.4 SD · Paperwork share
+1.5 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
1,061 | 0.96 |
| 236 top 10% | 17 CFR 45
SWAP DATA RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
High signals: Restriction density
+2.8 SD · Paperwork share
+1.9 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
11,281 | 0.95 |
| 283 top 10% | 17 CFR 39
DERIVATIVES CLEARING ORGANIZATIONS
High signals: Size
+1.9 SD · Reading grade
+1.5 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD · Paperwork share
+1.2 SD |
52,109 | 0.90 |
| 294 top 10% | 17 CFR 3
REGISTRATION
High signals: Reading grade
+2.4 SD · Size
+1.5 SD · Paperwork share
+1.2 SD |
34,746 | 0.89 |
| 334 top 10% | 17 CFR 44
INTERIM FINAL RULE FOR PRE-ENACTMENT SWAP TRANSACTIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+3.0 SD · Paperwork share
+1.9 SD · Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
1,143 | 0.86 |
| 430 top 10% | 17 CFR 155
TRADING STANDARDS
High signals: Reading grade
+4.8 SD · Paperwork share
+1.2 SD |
2,366 | 0.80 |
| 437 top 10% | 17 CFR 21
SPECIAL CALLS
High signals: Reading grade
+3.4 SD · Directive share
+1.7 SD |
2,315 | 0.79 |
| 452 top 10% | 17 CFR 23
SWAP DEALERS AND MAJOR SWAP PARTICIPANTS
High signals: Size
+2.1 SD · Reading grade
+1.6 SD |
68,187 | 0.79 |
| 746 | 17 CFR 10
RULES OF PRACTICE
High signals: Size
+1.1 SD |
21,027 | 0.66 |
| 750 | 17 CFR 148
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN COVERED ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.1 SD |
4,374 | 0.66 |
| 891 | 17 CFR 41
SECURITY FUTURES PRODUCTS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.7 SD |
17,518 | 0.60 |
| 977 | 17 CFR 30
FOREIGN FUTURES AND FOREIGN OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.1 SD · Size
+1.2 SD |
23,084 | 0.57 |
| 982 | 17 CFR 37
SWAP EXECUTION FACILITIES
High signals: Size
+1.3 SD |
27,753 | 0.56 |
| 988 | 17 CFR 170
REGISTERED FUTURES ASSOCIATIONS
High signals: Directive share
+1.9 SD |
1,964 | 0.56 |
| 995 | 17 CFR 40
PROVISIONS COMMON TO REGISTERED ENTITIES
High signals: Reading grade
+1.8 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD |
12,077 | 0.56 |
| 1,047 | 17 CFR 49
SWAP DATA REPOSITORIES
High signals: Size
+1.2 SD · Paperwork share
+1.1 SD |
24,421 | 0.54 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 7 U.S.C. 1a: 506,094 words in 22 parts (59.2% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 2: 254,498 words in 18 parts (29.8% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 4a: 66,341 words in 12 parts (7.8% of this agency's text)
- 12 U.S.C. 5464: 52,109 words in 1 parts (6.1% of this agency's text)
- 15 U.S.C. 8325: 52,109 words in 1 parts (6.1% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 552: 45,020 words in 3 parts (5.3% of this agency's text)
- 12 U.S.C. 1851: 32,092 words in 1 parts (3.8% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 12a: 31,386 words in 2 parts (3.7% of this agency's text)
- 11 U.S.C. 362: 28,877 words in 1 parts (3.4% of this agency's text)
- 12 U.S.C. 5334: 18,626 words in 1 parts (2.2% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 17 CFR 1: GENERAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT (121,870 words)
- 17 CFR 23: SWAP DEALERS AND MAJOR SWAP PARTICIPANTS (68,187 words)
- 17 CFR 39: DERIVATIVES CLEARING ORGANIZATIONS (52,109 words)
- 17 CFR 4: COMMODITY POOL OPERATORS AND COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS (41,310 words)
- 17 CFR 3: REGISTRATION (34,746 words)
- 17 CFR 75: PROPRIETARY TRADING AND CERTAIN INTERESTS IN AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH COVERED FUNDS (32,092 words)
- 17 CFR 38: DESIGNATED CONTRACT MARKETS (29,031 words)
- 17 CFR 190: BANKRUPTCY RULES (28,877 words)
- 17 CFR 37: SWAP EXECUTION FACILITIES (27,753 words)
- 17 CFR 12: RULES RELATING TO REPARATIONS (26,732 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.