17 CFR §38.1000 — Core Principle 19.

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Unless necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Act, the board of trade shall not:

(a)Adopt any rule or taking any action that results in any unreasonable restraint of trade; or
(b)Impose any material anticompetitive burden on trading on the contract market.