The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reinstated a CFTC complaint against a precious metals credit company for defrauding retail customers through illegal, off-exchange leveraged commodity transactions.
Seventeen House Democrats urged prudential regulators to ease initial margin requirements for inter-affiliate swap transactions by harmonizing with the CFTC and other major G20 regulators.
CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz praised the CFTC for getting it "about right" regarding the "energy revolution" and the "regulatory revolution" after Dodd Frank.
The CFTC notified a British-Swiss commodities trading and mining firm that its organization and its subsidiaries are under investigation for corrupt practices.
The New York State Court of Appeals upheld a decision that contractual attempts to extend the statute of limitations for causes of action dealing with breaches of contracts are unenforceable on the grounds that they violate New York law and public policy.
In remarks at a recent tech conference, CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz considered the regulatory challenges posed by the so-called "smart contract," or blockchain computer code that can execute the terms of a contract.
The Department of Energy will expedite the approval process of small-scale export applications and alleviate administrative burdens for the small-scale natural gas export market.
In a new report, IOSCO outlined "good practices" for storage infrastructures and their oversight bodies to manage issues that may affect the pricing of commodity derivatives.
The U.S. Department of Energy proposed a rule change to expedite approval of applications for small-scale exports of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas.
The CFTC's final rule on trade options was published in the Federal Register. The rule amends the limited trade options exemption in the CFTC Regulations in order to substantially reduce and/or eliminate certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements for end users entering into trade options.
The CFTC's proposed amendments to the trade option exemption for end users were published in the Federal Register. The trade option exemption pertains to reporting requirements for trade option counterparties that are not swap dealers or major swap participants, as well as to recordkeeping...
CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo delivered a speech before the Commodity Markets Council titled, "End-Users Were Not the Source of the Financial Crisis: Stop Treating Them Like They Were." Commissioner Giancarlo said he is a proponent of what he considers to be the three "key pillars" of...
