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Commentary by Steven Lofchie

CFTC Chair Timothy G. Massad called for more resources to address a number of "critically important issues" including position limits, algorithmic trading and cybersecurity. He delivered his remarks at the annual meeting of the Beer Institute. Chair Massad stated that the CFTC should be responding more quickly to the concerns of market participants, but noted that without additional resources, "it is difficult for us to do the job that I believe our markets need and the American people deserve." Presented in greater detail in the Delta Strategy Group summary linked below, Chair Massad focused

Commentary by Steven Lofchie

CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo reasserted the "obligation of futures exchanges to ensure that virtual currency futures are not susceptible to manipulation, and of futures clearinghouses to ensure that such products are adequately risk managed."

CFTC Chair Timothy Massad delivered remarks before the Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference. He spoke about the next steps to be taken in certain Dodd-Frank rulemaking initiatives, as well as the CFTC's policy perspectives regarding high-frequency trading ("HFT"). According to Chair Massad, one of the most important priorities regarding the general oversight of major market players will be to look at the swap dealer de minimis threshold. He explained that the CFTC must take data-driven action "well in advance" of the December 2017 date, when the threshold for determining who is a swap