The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement by FIA President John Damgard following the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
CONTINUE READINGResponding to a request for comment from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding a proposed rule on co-location and proximity hosting services, the Futures Industry Association filed a comment letter on July 12 expressing its support for the CFTC’s efforts to promote transparency and fair access to the futures markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe Futures Industry Association today released the following statement by FIA President John Damgard following the conclusion of the House-Senate Conference Committee on the financial reform bill.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission held the first meeting of the newly formed joint advisory committee on emerging regulatory issues on May 24.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission on May 7, 2010 issued an advisory reminding market participants of their obligations to comply with speculative position limits on an intraday basis, rather than only on an end-of-day basis.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA has issued a report that recommends a number of principles for managing the risks in direct access to exchanges.
CONTINUE READINGThe 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 READINGA webinar presentation by Galen Burghardt, senior vice president and director of research at Newedge, and Will Acworth, editor of Futures Industry, on the global futures and options volume trends described in the March issue of Futures Industry.
CONTINUE READING2009 Volume Trends: Decline in the West, Surge in the East
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