Senate Confirms Mark Wetjen as CFTC Commissioner (Oct. 21, 2011)

On Friday, Oct. 21, the Senate confirmed by unanimous consent the nomination of Mark Wetjen to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring June 19, 2016.  Mr. Wetjen is currently an aide to Senate Majority Leade ...

FIA Statement on Position Limits Rule and DCO Rules (Oct. 18, 2011)

John Damgard, president of the Futures Industry Association, issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2011 in response to the approval of two Dodd-Frank rulemakings by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Regarding the position limits rule:   ...

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FIA and ISDA Comment on CFTC Clearing Documentation Proposal (Sept. 30, 2011)

The Futures Industry Association and International Swaps and Derivatives Association filed a joint comment letter on Sept. 30 responding to a proposed rule issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding documentation for cleared swaps and th ...

FIA Files Comment Letter on FCM Risk Management (Sept. 29, 2011)

The Futures Industry Association submitted a comment letter on Sept. 29 responding to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed Rule 1.73, which would require clearing member FCMs to adopt and implement comprehensive risk management policies and ...