Industry to provide views on index trading and energy trading on foreign boards of trade
First results of SEC-CFTC memorandum of understanding
CFTC looks into investor allegations
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking public comment on the appropriate regulatory treatment of financial agreements offered by so-called prediction markets.The CFTC says that during the past several years it has received numerous requests for guidance involving the trading of event contracts. These contracts typically involve financial agreements that are linked to events, […]
Former NYMEX director gets five months in jail and five years probation
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced today that it is hosting more than 50 futures industry regulators from around the world today to discuss modernizing financial regulation.The meeting is closed to the public. The CFTC reports that panel discussions will address issues such as cross-border clearing, the differences between a principles-based regulatory regime and […]
U.S. derivatives regulators and securities regulators announced a deal intended to improve cooperation between them, enabling them to deal with financial innovations that blur the lines between different products.The U.S. Commodity and Futures Trading Commission and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that their respective chiefs, acting CFTC chairman Walter Lukken and SEC chairman Christopher […]
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the establishment of an advisory committee that will provide a public forum to examine emerging issues related to the energy markets, and the CFTC’s role in these markets.The CFTC’s acting chairman Walter Lukken will serve as chairman of the new Energy Markets Advisory Committee. The other members will […]
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing to expand its registration exemption for foreign firms.The CFTC announced that it has proposed a rule that would permit certain foreign firms to introduce institutional U.S. customers to registered Futures Commission Merchants in connection with trading on U.S. exchanges, without having to register as an introducing broker.The IB […]
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has adopted regulatory amendments that codify its longstanding exemption policy towards foreign brokers. The CFTC says that the amendments provide greater legal certainty to commodity activities undertaken on U.S. markets by persons located outside the U.S. Specifically, it exempts foreign firms from registration as a futures commission merchant, and […]