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Special Report: CFTC and SEC hold first meeting of joint Advisory Committee
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission held the first meeting of the newly formed joint advisory committee on emerging regulatory issues on May 24.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC issues statement on intraday position limits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on May 7, 2010 issued an advisory reminding market participants of their obligations to comply with speculative position limits on an intraday basis, rather than only on an end-of-day basis.
CONTINUE READINGFIA issues direct market access recommendations
The FIA has issued a report that recommends a number of principles for managing the risks in direct access to exchanges.
CONTINUE READINGFutures Industry Association encourages fair treatment of movie futures
The Motion Picture Association of America is seeking to discourage the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that regulates futures markets, from approving a new type of futures contract based on box office receipts.
CONTINUE READING2009 Derivatives Exchange Volume, An Interactive Discussion, March 18, 2010
A webinar presentation by Galen Burghardt, senior vice president and director of research at Newedge, and Will Acworth, editor of Futures Industry, on the global futures and options volume trends described in the March issue of Futures Industry.
CONTINUE READING2009 Volume Trends: Decline in the West, Surge in the East
2009 Volume Trends: Decline in the West, Surge in the East
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on Passage of H.R. 4713
The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 4713, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on CFTC/SEC Regulatory Harmonization
On Sept. 2, 2009, the Futures Industry Association participated in a joint meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to discuss harmonizing the federal securities laws and the Commodity Exchange Act.
CONTINUE READINGFIA testifies before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on energy positions and hedge exemptions.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission, my name is Mark Young. I am appearing today on behalf of the Futures Industry Association.
CONTINUE READINGFIA urges CFTC to consider Market Migration Risks in setting Position Limits
The Futures Industry Association testified before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the third day of hearings regarding speculation in the energy markets and urged the agency to consider the risk of “market migration” if it applies restrictive position limits in the futures markets.
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