Newsome leaves CFTC to head up Nymex

James Newsome has quit as chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to head up the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex). Newsome’s resignation is effective from July 23, and he will be president of Nymex from August 2, replacing Bo Collins. Collins left at the end of June due to a reduction of his compensation package, said a source at the exchange.

The remaining CFTC commissioners will vote among themselves as to which of them will be made acting chairman until a permanent replacement is appointed, said Commission spokesman David Gary. “It’s likely that the acting chair will be in place for a while,” he added. Gray declined to say whether the financial regulator has anyone in mind to replace Newsome, who has served as CFTC chairman since December 2001.

Newsome said: “Serving President Bush and the public as chairman during a period of

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