Anthony Gnoffo

Swaps dealer threshold could hit $8 billion

By Silla Brush, Bloomberg | April 11, 2012

Regulators are considering a threshold as high as $8 billion for determining which financial firms are swap dealers under the Dodd-Frank Act.
CFTC should narrow swaps rule: Lawmakers

By Silla Brush, Bloomberg | March 29, 2012

A bipartisan group of lawmakers says the CFTC should tighten regulations on which companies will face the highest capital and margin costs under Dodd-Frank.
U.S. House backs exemptions to swaps rules in bipartisan vote

By Phil Mattingly and Silla Brush, Bloomberg | March 26, 2012

The U.S. House voted to exempt manufacturers and commercial swap-users from collateral requirements and ease regulations on inter-company trades.
CFTC's Gensler wants more money for Dodd-Frank work

By Jesse Hamilton, Bloomberg | March 21, 2012

CFTC Chair Gary Gensler says he needs a 50% budget increase for the CFTC to meet its duties under the Dodd-Frank Act.
SEC urges Congress to amend Dodd-Frank

By Silla Brush, Bloomberg | March 20, 2012

The SEC wants Congress to amend the Dodd-Frank Act to remove barriers to global regulators sharing data.

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Education

After reviewing neural nets’ past failures and charting a course for a more modern application of the technology in the previous installment, we bring into focus the fuzzy promises of the past and build the framework for using these tools in trading.

Financials

Americans most optimistic since 2007 as stocks surge

Americans’ confidence in the economy climbed in May to the highest level in almost six years as rising real estate values and record stock prices boosted household wealth.