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By Silla Brush |
March 6, 2013
The CFTC has suspended a program of visiting academic researchers over concerns about the handling of confidential trading data.
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By Silla Brush |
March 5, 2013
The Obama administration has opened discussions with Gary Gensler about serving a possible second term as chairman of the CFTC.
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By Silla Brush |
February 13, 2013
Banks could help hedge funds avoid rules meant to reduce market risks by routing trades through overseas offices, the top U.S. derivatives regulator said in testimony prepared for a hearing on the Dodd-Frank Act.
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By Futures Staff |
February 1, 2013
In a year dominated by crises — both natural and political — squeezing our annual list of largest influencers down to 20 was difficult. One thing this year highlighted was that money and power trump all as we learned that — at least in the banking world — there are...
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By Silla Brush, Bloomberg |
January 31, 2013
Derivatives-trading rules are facing scrutiny at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission after the country’s largest exchanges began replacing energy swaps with futures last year.
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By Silla Brush |
January 28, 2013
The CFTC is reviewing whether energy futures contracts that are replacing swaps on the largest exchanges have enough transparency before they are traded.
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By Matthew Leising |
January 24, 2013
More than half of the $18 trillion in notional daily trading of energy swaps has moved to futures exchanges from the over-the-counter market.
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By Sara Forden |
December 27, 2012
The Chamber of Commerce intends to appeal a judge’s decision to uphold a rule requiring mutual funds invested in commodities to register with the CFTC.
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By Silla Brush |
December 21, 2012
The largest Wall Street banks and non-U.S. financial companies won a six-month delay in some swap regulations for overseas trades.
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By Silla Brush |
December 18, 2012
A trade group claims Wall Street’s largest banks are exposed to risks through membership in clearinghouses that must guarantee swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act.
