Commodity Futures Trading Commission

130 results about this entity

Period: 02 Oct 2008 - 11 Jun 2025

FIA 'shocked and outraged' after Senator leaks oil trading data

The Futures Industry Association (FIA) says its members have been "shocked and outraged" by the leaking of confidential oil trading data by a US senator.

CFTC sets out new market manipulation rules

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is to push ahead with a tranche of new rules governing market manipulation and large trader reporting under the Dodd-Frank financial reform act.

CFTC appoints data standardisation sub-committee members

Representatives from the ISO, Goldman Sachs, Google and Swift are among the members of a new technology advisory sub-committee on data standardisation set up by the CFTC.

Wall Street calls for more delays to Dodd-Frank rules

Financial market trade groups have written to industry regulators asking for more time to review new swap trading rules.

Derivatives legislation moves nearer in Europe; could face delays in US

A European Parliament committee has given its backing to legislation that will see more derivative trades settled through clearing houses. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, US lawmakers have moved to delay the implementation of their own new derivatives rules.

CFTC Commissioner Chilton hits out at proposals to delay financial reform

CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton has hit back at Republican plans to delay for 18 months all rulemakings involving derivatives under the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law.

CFTC to explore reference data repository for derivatives

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is contemplating the creation of a new 'Division of Market Data Collection and Analysis' to keep pace with computer-based trading and reduce its reliance on the exchanges it regulates for data dissemination.

US regulators win bigger budgets

US financial regulators the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have been awarded big budget increases by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Machine-readable OTC derivatives contracts move a step closer

Regulatory efforts to introduce more automation in manually-driven over-the-counter derivatives trading have been advanced by the publication of new research into the feasibility of rendering OTC documentation in machine-readable format.

Schapiro calls for stronger automated trading systems oversight

Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Schapiro is calling for tougher regulation on automated trading systems in a bid to combat the risks of algorithmic-generated volume surges and hacking.

CFTC panel recommends HFT curbs

A CFTC technology advisory committee has set out a range of proposals, including the introduction of price collars and a "kill button", to help check high-frequency trading.

Flash crash panel calls for HFT curbs

High-frequency traders could be charged fees for the disproportionate amount of orders they send under recommendations from a panel set up in the wake of last May's flash crash.