Commodity Futures Trading Commission

130 results about this entity

Period: 02 Oct 2008 - 11 Jun 2025

CFTC posits new disaster recovery rules as regulators probe 'algo price pirates'

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed new rules that would require exchanges and clearing houses to establish disaster recovery procedures in the event of a market-wide disruption.

Cantor to drop movie exchange in face of looming government ban

Despite receiving regulatory approval, Cantor Fitzgerald appears set to abandon plans to launch an exchange for trading movie box office receipt contracts after lawmakers moved to ban the practice.

CFTC proposes co-location rule

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is calling for a new rule governing co-location in a bid to level the playing field for traders.

CFTC ready to bin the fax as it tries to get to grip with tech-driven markets

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is to establish a technology advisory committee after admitting that it struggles to keep pace with technological advances and that it continues to use faxes and manual entry forms for reviewing trading account data.

Flash crash prompts circuit breaker roll-out

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for uniform circuit breakers on all S&P 500 stocks in response to the "flash crash" that caused mayhem earlier this month.

'Flash crash' post-mortem points to high speed trading curbs

Curbs on high speed trading in US markets appear inevitable as policymakers pore over the sequence of events that led to the dizzying plunge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average last week.

ICE Futures upbraided by CFTC for putting strain on compliance staff

ICE Futures US has been reprimanded by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for compliance failings that strained the firm's ability to adequately comply with self-regulatory obligations.

SEC and CFTC propose joint IT task force

The Securities and Exchanges Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission want to create a joint IT task force as part of a wider move to harmonise their work and improve cooperation.

Cantor speculates on box office entertainment

Cantor Fitzgerald has filed an application with regulators to launch an exchange that will allow users to hedge and speculate on the financial performance of movies.

CFTC and FSA to lead commodities task force

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) will head up a task force - established by the technical committee of the International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) - that will examine regulation of the commodities markets.