CFTC Inches Toward Compromise on Commodity Trading Limits
Although the CFTC was supposed to set position limits on agriculture products and the like weeks ago, it has been at an impasse, as the agency's commissioners argue over just how tough the limits should be. However, the stalemate may soon be over. On Tuesday, a compromise proposal finally emerged.
Commissioner Bart Chilton, the leading proponent of immediately enforcing strict limits, refused to support an earlier phased-in proposal that he found too weak, has now agreed to a temporary position "points" plan, which would alert the agency when a trader becomes overexposed.
Publication
NY Times blog
Date
January 5, 2011
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Dodd-Frank Act, Title VII, Sec. 737