TeraExchange, LLC

1971 NJ-34

Wall Township, NJ 07719

February 4, 2022

FOIA CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST

Assistant Secretary of the Commission for FOIA, Privacy and Sunshine Acts Compliance

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Via CFTC SEF Portal

Re: Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) Confidential Treatment Request for Information 

Submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission”) Pursuant to 

Section 5h of the Commodity Exchange Act and Part 37 of the Regulations of the 

Commission, by TeraExchange, LLC, a previously registered operator of a swap execution 

facility

Ladies and Gentlemen:

TeraExchange, LLC, (the “Applicant”), a previously registered, currently dormant, operator of a 

swap execution facility, has submitted to the Commission a Swap Execution Facility Application 

for Registration on Form SEF (together with revised exhibits thereto, the “SEF Application”). In 

connection with the SEF Application, on February 4, 2022 the Applicant submitted to the 

Commission certain amended Exhibits, as set forth in Annex A hereto, in response to 

communications between the Applicant and the Commission.

The Applicant hereby requests that the Confidential Information (as defined below) be accorded 

confidential treatment on the grounds that it would reveal the Applicant’s trade secrets and 

confidential commercial or financial information. We request this confidential treatment for an 

indefinite period.

Please promptly inform the following of any request for the Confidential Information or its 

contents made pursuant to FOIA or the Commission’s rules so that we may substantiate the 

foregoing request for confidential treatment in accordance with Part 145.9 of the Commission’s 

regulations.

Christopher Rossman

Chief Operating Officer

TeraExchange, LLC

1971 NJ-34

Wall Township, NJ 07719
Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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The amended portions of the SEF Application set out on Annex A hereto are referred to herein as 

the “Confidential Information”. 

Pursuant to Part 145.9(d)(4) of the Commission’s regulations, we have marked each page of the 

Confidential Information with the words “Confidential Treatment Requested by TeraExchange, 

LLC” and have numbered each page of the Confidential Information with an identifying number 

and code.

Please contact the undersigned at (908) 273-8200 with any questions regarding this matter.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Christopher Rossman

Christopher Rossman

Chief Operating Officer

cc: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Email: secretary@cftc.gov)

Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Email: 

dmosubmissions@cftc.gov)

Lois J. Gregory, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

(Email: lgregory@cftc.gov)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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ANNEX A

Confidential Treatment Requested for the Following Exhibits in their Entirety

Submitted in Connection with the TeraExchange, LLC Form SEF:

Exhibits 

in their 

Entirety

Grounds on which Confidential Treatment

is Requested under Part 145.9

Exhibit I § 145.9 (d)(ii); § 145.9 (d)(iii) 

Exhibit Q § 145.9 (d)(ii)