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- Obama Financial Reforms Advance in Congress
- By Kevin DrawbaughWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration made gains on Tuesday in its push for U.S. financial reform, unveiling a landmark bill to tackle systemic risk in the economy and winning congressional committee approval for a measure to expose hedge funds to more government scrutiny.The systemic risk bill would...
- News items 2009-10-28
- CFTC Adopts New and Amended Exclusions for Investment Funds and Advisers from CPO and CTA Regulation
- On August 8, 2003, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC adopted rule amendments Amendments under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended CEA, that provide registration and other regulatory relief for certain investment funds and investment advisers that would otherwise be registered and/or regulated as Commodity Pool Operators CPOs and/or Commodity...
- White papers 2003-10-21
- CFTC Announces Exemptive Relief For Commodity Pool Operators And Commodity Trading Advisors
- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission the CFTC announced a long-awaited initiative to expand the exemptions from registration for operators and advisors of pooled investment vehicles that are not offered to the retail public. The article discusses the announcement, made in an "Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" the Notice. Of more...
- White papers 2002-11-19
- It's Official, FTC Outlaws Oil Market Manipulation
- The Federal Trade Commission issued Thursday a final rule that prohibits fraud and manipulation of wholesale oil markets. Anyone daring to break the new rules, which go into effect Nov. 4, face up to $1 million in fines per violation per day. Fraud and manipulation of energy...
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- Feds Eye Oil Speculators
- The price of gas has been on a roller coaster, and many blame speculators who trade oil futures like stocks. Now the U.S. government is weighing a new way to regulate oil trading. Armen Keteyian reports.
- Videos 2009-07-08
- Why Oil Prices Are So Volatile
- Oil prices have been all over the map this past year: as high as $145 and as low as $30. Here's what's causing the big swings — plus some experts' bets on where prices are headed now. Crude Oil Prices 2000-Present ...
- Articles 2009-09-01
- Exchanges Differ on SEC-CFTC Peacemaking Goal
- By Christopher Doering and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major exchanges differed on how far U.S. securities and futures regulators should align their rules, with the world's largest - the Chicago Mercantile Exchange - arguing against a one-size-fits-all rule. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission...
- News items 2009-09-02
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- What Lies Behind the CFTC's Revocation of Exemptions in Agriculture Position Limits?
- Last week, many analysts that were looking for some clue as to whether the CFTC will establish reasonable position limits in gold/silver futures markets and additionally not grant bullion banks (i.e. HSBC HBC and JP Morgan JPM) exemptions to these position limits in the near future were encouraged by the...
- External links 2009-08-25
- Gramm: status quo or CFTC plan. (Wendy L. Gramm of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission)(Trade Trends) (interview)
- Gramm: Status quo or CFTC plan Amid the chaos on Capitol Hill, where House and Senate members are arguing the future of her agency, Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Chairman Wendy Gramm remains confident the CFTC can survive reauthorization relatively unscathed. ...
- Research articles 1991-04-01
- Energy Transfer Partners Announces Resolution of CFTC Proceedings
- DALLAS -- Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) today announced it has reached an agreement to resolve the pending legal proceeding brought by the Commodity Futures Trade Commission ("CFTC"). Under the agreement, ETP will pay the CFTC $10 million, and the CFTC agreed to release ETP and its affiliates, directors and...
- Research articles 2008-03-19
- CFTC clarifies stance on hybrids. (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
- CFTC clarifies stance on hybrids Despite warnings from the Federal Reserve Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC and the U.S. Treasury Department that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC was sailing in unfamiliar waters, the aCFTC clarifies stance on hybrids Despite warnings from the Federal ...
- Research articles 1989-09-01
- Move over SEC: CFTC makes power play for security futures.(Trendlines)(Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
- On the same day the CFTC announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding MOU with the SEC regarding cooperation in their joint oversight of security futures products, CFTC Chairman James Newsome said that the dual regulatory structure could On the same day the CFTC...
- Research articles 2004-05-01
- U.S. CFTC Fines Former BP Trader
- In addition to the penalties placed on BP Oct. 25 from the U.S. EPA, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission CFTC and the Department of Justice, CFTC also announced it has fined a former BP trader $400,000 for attempting to manipulate the price spreaIn addition to the penalties placed on BP...
- Research articles 2007-11-07
- Pandora's box? CFTC wants to tweak rules.(Trendlines)
- The nature of Congress makes opening up the Commodity Futures Modernization Act CFMA to changes a danger as it addresses the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC this year. While the exchanges, the CFTC and Congress it The nature of Congress makes opening up...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- U.S. CFTC Fines Former BP Trader
- In addition to the penalties handed down to BP last week from the U.S. EPA, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission CFTC and the Department of Justice, the CFTC also announced it fined a former BP trader $400,000 for attempting to manipulate the pricIn addition to the penalties handed down to...
- Research articles 2007-10-29
- Researchers cite faulty analysis in CFTC study. (Commodity Futures Trade Commission, Economic Analysis of Dual Trading on Commodity Exchanges)
- Researchers cite faulty analysis in CFTC study Recently, the Commodity Futures Trade Commission CFTC proposed legislation to severely curtail dual trading - the practice of floor brokers trading for both customer and personal accounts - at U.S. futures exchanges. The proposals are largely based...
- Research articles 1990-07-01
- The CFTC's uncertain future.(U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
- Futures-exchange officials are publicly supporting the CFTC's fight to avoid being consumed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and laud the leadership of CFTC chair Mary Schapiro. The officials hope the result will be regulation of over-the-counter markets.COULD the Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC, which oversees America's futures market,...
- Research articles 1995-10-28
- Aquilent Win for CFTC Web Presence Initiative; Contract for Comprehensive Analysis, Redesign, and Implementation of a New CFTC.gov Website
- LAUREL, Md. -- Aquilent, Inc. announced today the award of a task order from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC to provide a comprehensive analysis and redesign of CFTC.gov.
- Research articles 2005-10-26
- Regulation for the new millennium: Is the CFTC's time up?
- Considering the history of past reauthorization hearings, it's unlikely the CFTC would not continue to play a role in launching the futures industry into the new millennium. But just how large of a part the CFTC receives in the next regulatory act is a question Congress and...
- Research articles 1999-11-01
- New CFTC blood: home alone. (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) (TrendLines)
- The Clinton administration is searching for a new person to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC. The two main contenders are Gloria Matthews and Mary Schapiro. Matthews was formerly a CFTC investigator and is presently the general counsel for Geldermann Inc. of Chicago. She has received endorsements from people...
- Research articles 1993-11-01
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