FIA Urges CFTC to Treat Ag Swaps Like Other OTC Derivatives (Oct. 22, 2010)

Responding to an advanced notice of proposed rules published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the FIA on Oct. 22 filed a letter arguing that agricultural swaps should be treated in the same way as other types of OTC derivatives. The FIA also a ...

FIA Calls for Joint Industry-CFTC Cooperation to Develop Ownership and Control Reporting System (Oct. 7, 2010)

Washington, D.C. – Oct. 11, 2010 - The futures industry is working on an ownership and control reporting system that will serve as a practical and cost-effective alternative to the OCR system proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Futu ...

FIA Principal Traders Group Issues Statement on the Joint CFTC-SEC Staff Report on the Events of May 6

Washington, D.C.--Oct. 5, 2010--The FIA Principal Traders Group today issued the following statement regarding the publication by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission of their joint staff report on the marke ...

FIA Submits Pre-Rulemaking Comment on Dodd-Frank Position Limits (Oct. 1, 2010)

The Futures Industry Association on Oct. 1, 2010 submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the application of speculative position limits on listed and over-the-counter derivatives involving exempt and agricultural commodities. The ...

CFTC and SEC Release Joint Report on May 6 Market Events (Oct. 1, 2010)

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission released a joint report on Oct. 1, 2010 presenting their findings regarding the market events of May 6, 2010. The report will be presented to the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory ...