Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
CFTC may alter stance on physical gas deals
Agency expected to respond to natural gas industry fears about Dodd-Frank swap definition
CFTC offers last-minute Dodd-Frank relief
Agency eases compliance burden for commodity and energy firms
CFTC’s clearing timeline prompts backloading "meltdown"
A re-reading of the CFTC's phase-in rules for central clearing is prompting alarm among buy- and sell-side firms
Section 716: The do-nothing approach
The do-nothing approach
The power behind the throne: CME and the fight for futures market supremacy
It’s the biggest futures exchange in the world, so CME Group naturally has both friends and enemies. Some of its friends are very well connected – and some of its enemies claim this influence has been used to stifle competition, allowing the exchange to…
Position limits rejection lifts compliance burden
Rejection of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule brings short-term relief and longer-term uncertainty, say consultants
Court ruling may be death of CFTC’s position limits
Experts say appeal is unlikely – and CFTC must prove commodity market speculation before re-proposing limits
Counterparties abandon US public utilities over Dodd-Frank fears
Publicly owned utilities say a growing number of energy companies are refusing to trade with them ahead of the deadline for swap dealer registration
Ice move from swaps to futures unlikely to be last, says O’Malia
The decision by Ice to speed up the transition of its cleared OTC energy contracts to futures reflects regulatory uncertainty, and is likely to be replicated by other exchanges, says CFTC commissioner
Asian energy markets liquid enough to sidestep Dodd-Frank compliant firms
The extraterritorial impact of the US Dodd-Frank could be sidestepped by Asian players opting to conduct swap trades with players outside of the regulation’s orbit
Libor in need of ‘massive makeover’, CFTC’s Chilton says
CFTC's Chilton says a complete overhaul of Libor is needed - including distancing it from the BBA
Trade reporting pressure increases as CFTC deadlines loom
DTCC data repository has received provisional CFTC approval, just three weeks ahead of mandatory reporting for credit and rates, with forex reporting due to begin in January
OTC trade sizes could shrink under Mifid reporting rules
Market-makers will be uncomfortable taking on less liquid trades if instant reporting is required, warns a panel at Isda's European conference
New Isda protocol may not fix business conduct bottleneck
Dealers hope to comply with new business conduct rules by amending thousands of Isda master agreements – but a standardised protocol published last month is expected to leave some clients cold
Knight Capital losses spur focus on algo risk management
A dark Knight for algos
Fingerprint, aggregation fears hit swap dealer countdown
Prints and be damned
Neal Wolkoff: OTC market faces break-up blues
Break-up blues
Sefs hit by Dodd-Frank disclosure rules
New trading platforms must enable dealers to make pre-trade disclosures – but industry doesn't know what information needs to be provided
Reprieve for dealers as CFTC extends business conduct deadline
Ten-week extension comes as welcome surprise to dealers, but industry still has concerns about timing and content of new rules
CFTC cross-border guidance a threat to ‘systemic stability’, say Asian regulators
Leading regulators from across Asia complain of the potentially negative impact of the US regulator’s latest proposals
Publication of swap definitions triggers countdown to compliance deadline
The publication of swap definitions earlier this week initiates a 60-day countdown for compliance to key parts of the Dodd-Frank Act