Risk USA: 'Futurisation' trend could hurt Sefs, says CFTC's Chilton

Sefs could lose out if OTC trading volumes move into listed products, says CFTC commissioner - but he is "comfortable" with decision to approve the CME's new swap future contract

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Attempts to convert over-the-counter derivatives into listed products may hurt swap execution facilities (Sefs) - the new platforms created by the Dodd-Frank Act for the trading of OTC swaps - if the trend gathers steam, according to Bart Chilton, commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

In recent months, both CME Group and Ice have launched new products, or offered services designed to give customers a way to avoid the Dodd-Frank Act rules that apply to OTC markets. On

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