The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement expressing its opposition to S. 3268, the bill titled "Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act" that is now pending in the U.S. Senate.
CONTINUE READINGThe Futures Industry Association strongly supports the recent efforts of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to bolster price transparency and enhance market surveillance in commodity and energy futures markets.
CONTINUE READINGToday the Treasury Department made public a comment letter from the antitrust division of the Justice Department regarding the structure of the U.S. futures markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President John Damgard testified at a Sept. 26 hearing of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGThe Futures Industry Association has been asked by market participants to clarify its views on the proposed merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.
CONTINUE READINGThe Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement from FIA President John Damgard on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s new governance guidelines for futures exchanges
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission scheduled a June 27 hearing to discuss the issue of foreign boards of trade.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President John Damgard testified on September 8 at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGUnder this agreement, FIA and FPL representatives will jointly serve on FPL's Global Derivatives Committee (GDC) to further address the needs of the derivatives marketplace.
CONTINUE READINGThe CFTC is providing only three business days for the public to analyze these rules and submit comments.
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