CFTC adopts weakened rule on derivatives trading
5 days ago
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the rule on a 4-1 vote.
Weather forecasts prompt money managers to cut bets on natural gas
140 days ago
Money managers reduced net-long positions, or wagers on rising prices, by 13 percent in the week ended Dec. 24, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Dec. 28 report.
CFTC fines Goldman $1.5M in case of ex-trader
165 days ago
The CFTC says Goldman also agreed to make changes in its supervision procedures for futures trading.
Schapiro to step down as SEC chief
175 days ago
Walter was also general counsel of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission when Schapiro led that agency in the mid-1990s.
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176 days ago
Walter was also general counsel of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission when Schapiro led that agency in the mid-1990s.---Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales dayNEW YORK (AP) -...
SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter, at a glance
176 days ago
AGE: 62EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Yale University; law degree from Harvard Law School.FAMILY: Married to Ronald Alan Stern, two children.CAREER: Lawyer in private practice;...
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, at a glance
176 days ago
BORN: June 19, 1955, in New York.EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree from Franklin & Marshall College, law degree from George Washington University.FAMILY: Married to Charles Cadwell, two children...
Feds charge Intrade with illegally selling bets
176 days ago
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in a complaint filed Monday that Intrade and its operator, Trade Exchange Network Limited, sold investment contracts that technically are options.