Commodity Futures Trading Commission

130 results about this entity

Period: 02 Oct 2008 - 11 Jun 2025

CFTC and SEC to increase budgets through user fees

US government plans to almost double the budget of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) by enabling it to collect fees from the firms it regulates have received a mixed reaction from Commissioners.

Technology spending cuts could see CFTC run out of data storage - O'Malia

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on course to run out of room to store its data by October because of an £11 million technology budget cut, Commissioner Scott O'Malia has claimed.

FIA calls on lawmakers to rethink clearing house ownership rules

The Futures Industry Association has urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw or defer acting on rules to limit ownership of clearing houses and swap execution facilities.

FIA to present alternative trade reporting system to CFTC

The Futures Industry Association has fired the latest salvo in its campaign to head off onerous new record-keeping rules by pressing ahead with plans for an ownership and control reporting system that it claims will form a 'practical and cost-effective' alternative to that proposed by industry watchdogs.

CFTC ponders rules to combat high frequency disruptions

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is eyeing new rules under the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation to safeguard against high frequency trading disruptions to US financial markets.

CFTC calls for cap on stakes in clearing houses and exchanges

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is calling for caps on the ownership stakes members can hold in clearing houses, exchanges and trading systems.

CME rebuked by regulators over compliance staff levels

US futures regulators have upbraided the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade for cutting compliance staff levels in the wake of their 2007 merger.

Confusion reigns as CME mistakenly places test orders on live markets

CME Group says it inadvertently placed thousands of test orders on live energy and metals markets on its electronic trading platform yesterday.

Futures body takes on CFTC over data gathering proposals

The Futures Industry Association has slammed regulatory proposals to gather more account information from market participants as "premature" and overly burdensome for the industry.

HFT firm's faulty algo blamed for oil price surge

High-frequency trading firm Infinium Capital Management is at the centre of an investigation by CME Group into whether a $1 surge in oil prices earlier this year was the result of one of its algos going haywire.

Inter-dealer brokers warn of 'monopolistic' risks in new swap clearing rules

US inter-dealer brokers have called on regulators to ensure fair access to newly-created Swap Execution Facilities as the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission meet to discuss governance and conflicts of interest in the clearing and listing of swaps.

Computer systems fingered in flash crash probe

An over-reliance on computer systems and high-frequency trading were the biggest contributors to the 6 May flash crash that saw a dizzying plunge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to a poll of retail financial advisors.