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Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17

Miss. Code Ann. § 75-89-7: Persons authorized to conduct commodity transactions.

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  1. Title 75. Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments
  2. Chapter 89. Mississippi Commodities Enforcement Act

The prohibitions in Section 75-89-5 shall not apply to any transaction offered by and in which any of the following persons, or any employee, officer or director thereof acting solely in that capacity, is the purchaser or seller:

(a) A person registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a futures commission merchant or as a leverage transaction merchant whose activities require such registration;

(b) A person registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or registered under the laws of this state as a securities broker-dealer whose activities require such registration;

(c) A person affiliated with, and whose obligations and liabilities under the transaction are guaranteed by, a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section;

(d) A person who is a member of a contract market designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any clearinghouse thereof;

(e) A financial institution.

The exemption provided by this section shall not apply to any transaction or activity which is prohibited by the Commodity Exchange Act or CFTC rule.

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