Commodity Futures Trading Commission

129 results about this entity

Period: 02 Oct 2008 - 31 Mar 2025

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CFTC sets up fintech office

CFTC sets up fintech office

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is setting up a fintech Lab that will work with startups to drag the agency into the digital age.

NEX Group gets CFTC approval for swap execution facility

NEX Group plc (“NEX”) (NXG.L), a financial technology company at the centre of global markets, announces today that it has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for NEX SEF Limited (“NEX SEF”), a new Swap Execution Facility (“SEF”).

CFTC fines Citigroup $25 million for spoofing in treasury futures markets

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order today filing and settling charges against Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Citigroup) for spoofing — bidding or offering with the intent to cancel the bid or offer before execution — in U.S. Treasury futures markets and for failing to diligently supervise the activities of its employees and agents in conjunction with the spoofing orders.

Clearing houses pass CFTC stress tests

The Staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a report detailing the results of a supervisory stress test of major clearinghouses.

CFTC stirs outrage over algo trading source code proposals

CFTC stirs outrage over algo trading source code proposals

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved proposals that would give it easier access to algorithmic traders' source code.

CME Europe approved as a Foreign Board of Trade by CFTC

CME Europe, CME Group's European multi-asset class exchange, today announced that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has registered it as a Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT).

CFTC fines Barclays over trade confirmation fails

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays) for failing to create, maintain, and promptly produce required confirmations for a significant number of Exchange for Related Position (EFRP) trades in violation of CFTC Regulations.

CFTC approves rules to strengthen cyber resilience in financial markets

CFTC approves rules to strengthen cyber resilience in financial markets

US exchanges, clearing houses, trade repositories and dealing platforms will have to test their systems for cyber-vulnerabilities at least once a quarter under new rules approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Deutsche Bank accused of multiple failures in swaps data reporting

Deutsche Bank accused of multiple failures in swaps data reporting

Deutsche Bank is facing sanctions from US regulators over a catalogue of failures that afflicted its swaps data reporting functions.

CFTC extends designation of DTCC-Swift as LEI provider

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has issued an Order extending, by one year, the designation of the utility operated by DTCC-SWIFT as the provider of legal entity identifiers, or LEIs, as required by CFTC’s swap data recordkeeping and reporting rules.

CFTC Commissioner hails potential of distributed ledger tech for regulators

CFTC Commissioner hails potential of distributed ledger tech for regulators

Policymakers and regulators should adopt a 'do no harm' approach to the use of blockchain technology in financial services, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner J Christopher Giancarlo, who also argues that the distributed ledger could be a boon for watchdogs by improving transparency.

FIA criticises scope of CFTC automated trading rules

"Automated trading has revolutionized markets, enhancing efficiency and contributing to liquidity," said Walt Lukken, president and CEO of FIA.

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