Sec. 14. (a) As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust where the interests of the beneficiaries are evidenced by a security, an unincorporated organization, a government, or a political subdivision of a government.
(b) The term does not include a contract market designated by any of the following:
(1) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
(2) Any clearinghouse of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
(3) A national securities exchange that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(4) An employee, an officer, or a director of a contract market designated clearinghouse or exchange who is acting solely in that capacity.