Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Experts discuss need for commodity speculation
Squeezing out speculative capital will affect commodity market liquidity, regulator must engage with market to prevent unintended consequences
CFTC divided on user fee for regulated entities
Commission split on budget proposal to part-fund agency with fees
Legal patchwork inhibits progress on derivatives counterparty disclosure
New regulatory fixes only a partial solution as industry anticipates jurisdiction shopping by secretive clients
CFTC trade rules will create 'winner's curse'
Analysts at Barclays Capital say block trade reporting rules under Dodd-Frank Act will create additional risk for dealers
Commodities
Special report
Regulation
Special report
The controversy over position limits
Compromising positions
A clash over CCP membership
Caps in hand?
Dealers argue position limits for cash-settled contracts 'dangerous'
Cash contracts have “no impact on supply and demand”
Planning for bankruptcy of a major counterparty
Backup plan
Commissioners voice mounting alarm over 'seriously strained' CFTC budget
Dunn joins O’Malia in calling for additional funding for regulator
LCH.Clearnet 'shocked' at Dodd-Frank capital requirement
Firm might not be able to live with 99% reduction in minimum capital requirement under Dodd-Frank Act, says chief executive
New CFTC documentation rules could force Isda master modifications
Proposed US rules might require changes to standardised global derivatives agreement
CFTC presses on with position limits proposal
Concerns remain over position limits for commodity traders under Dodd-Frank Act as CFTC issues plan for public comment
Isda pushes back on CCP ownership caps
Industry groups oppose limits on dealer stakes in clearing houses
US regulation update
Caught in the net?
Editor's letter: January 2011
Editor's letter: January 2011
CFTC proposal sparks scrap over CCP membership
CFTC proposal sparks row over CCP membership
CFTC releases rules for Sefs
Sef and sound?
Clearing house of the year: LCH.Clearnet
Risk awards 2011
Chilton to support comments on position limits
Commissioner supports publishing position limits proposals for public comment; continues to call for interim position "points" system to collect data
CFTC mulls position limits rule, delays vote
US regulator fails to vote on position limits proposal; questions raised about data availability
Dealers confident of Volcker rule exceptions
Exceptions to the rule