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Futures Industry Association encourages fair treatment of movie futures
The Motion Picture Association of America is seeking to discourage the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that regulates futures markets, from approving a new type of futures contract based on box office receipts.
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on Passage of H.R. 4713
The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 4713, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.
CONTINUE READINGFIA response to CFTC call for hearings on position limits
The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement from FIA President John Damgard regarding the statement issued by Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGSecurity futures – the incredible potentially morphing financial instrument
This webinar provided an overview of the regulatory regimes governing various products, including a discussion of the authority of US persons to access, and US broker-dealers and futures commission merchants to offer, foreign security futures. Case studies involving the EUREX STOXX Banks Index and other instruments were discussed. Analogies to cryptosecurities and non-cryptosecurities were referenced too.
CONTINUE READINGFIA commends CFTC for addressing potential conflicts of interest in Exchange Governance
The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement with regards to the implementation of governance standards for futures exchanges by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on Senate confirmation of Gary Gensler as CFTC Chairman
John Damgard, president of the Futures Industry Association, today issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s confirmation of Gary Gensler as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on CFTC Index Trader report
The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement from FIA President John Damgard regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s staff report on commodity swap dealers and index traders
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on S.3268, the Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008
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 READINGFIA releases statement on CFTC energy markets oversight
The 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 READINGFIA statement on DOJ letter to Treasury regarding US futures market structure
Today 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.
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