Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
People: Jacob Frenkel joins CME’s markets advisory think-tank
Recent changes at CME, S&P Global, CFTC, Ice, ANZ, Euronext, Finra and Eti
Energy firms increase use of trade surveillance technology
Robotic process automation could be next step for trade surveillance
People: Giancarlo makes new appointments at the CFTC
Recent changes at the CFTC, Ferc, Shell, LME, TriOptima, Blank Rome, Ice Clear Europe, Goldman and the DTCC
‘Reauthorising’ CFTC could alter firms’ attitude to EU position limits
If the Commodity End-User Relief Act is passed, it could mean substantial industrial change in the US – and Europe
CFTC flexes muscles in Kraft, DRW cases
Agency pushes for broader definition of market manipulation in parallel legal battles
CFTC has ‘incredible view’ into markets – surveillance chief
Ex-trader Hunter sheds light on agency’s monitoring and forensic analysis capabilities
Exchanges spar with CFTC over hedge exemptions
Latest tweaks to position limits rule draw ire of CME and Ice
CFTC proposal would unleash flood of lawsuits, firms say
Industry blasts proposal to allow private manipulation suits in US electricity markets
CFTC top cop ramps up use of anti-manipulation rule
Agency’s new authority under Dodd-Frank is "very promising", Goelman says
CFTC moving to amend position limits rule, sources say
Supplemental proposal aims to ease industry concerns over hedging exemptions
End-users debate CFTC automated trading rule
Representatives of energy and agriculture firms clash over Regulation AT at meeting of CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee
CFTC automated trading proposal worries energy firms
US power and gas companies surprised to learn they may need to register as algorithmic traders
SDRs urge CFTC for more help on data harmonisation
Regulator’s swap data woes are “absolutely solvable”, SDR chiefs say at meeting of the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee
CFTC does the right thing on trade reporting
US regulator finally moves to clean up its own swap data mess
Energy industry blasts ‘unusable’ CFTC commodity swap data
Vast variety of contracts, lack of coordination by SDRs led to reporting debacle
CFTC takes steps to clean up ‘garbage’ swaps data
Attempts to further standardise swaps in new data reporting proposals are a source of frustration for market participants
How ‘Death Star’ and AIG sparked a new era in regulation
Ferc and the CFTC have overlearned the lessons of past crises, and energy traders are paying the price
CFTC de minimis report worries US energy firms
Use of “alternate indicators” for dealing activity raises alarm bells in industry
Position limits are an idea whose time has passed – Giancarlo
Low commodity prices dent rationale for US and EU anti-speculation rules, CFTC commissioner says
Commodity traders cheer CFTC record-keeping fix
Regulator softens Dodd-Frank rule that energy and agricultural commodity traders had complained was burdensome
US spoofing crackdown is a case of misplaced priorities
In the world of high-frequency trading, there are worse practices than spoofing, but only spoofers are being sent to prison
CFTC spoofing crackdown poses compliance challenges
In the wake of the first criminal conviction in a spoofing case, US commodity traders and lawyers are concerned that the vagueness of the CFTC's rule is having a chilling effect on market participants
Asset managers push CFTC for more relief on position limits
Hedge funds, pension funds and private equity firms welcome the CFTC’s new proposals on position aggregation but urge the regulator to go further
Canadian energy firms anxious over trade reporting proposals
With oil-rich Alberta and four other provinces set to finalise a joint rule on trade reporting by year-end, Canadian energy firms are hoping that regulators resolve troublesome issues with the definition of a ‘dealer' and the handling of trades with US…