Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "commodity merchant" means any of the following (as defined or described in the Commodity Exchange Act or in a CFTC rule):
(1) A futures commission merchant.
(2) A commodity pool operator.
(3) A commodity trading advisor.
(4) An introducing broker.
(5) A leverage transaction merchant.
(6) A person associated with a person described in subdivisions (1) through (5).
(7) A floor broker.
(8) Any other person, other than a futures association, that is required to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.