Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Dodd-Frank and its impact on Asia
States of confusion
Report blames Corzine’s strategy for MF Global collapse
Chief executive of collapsed broker at fault for risky strategy that destroyed company, House subcommittee says
CFTC clarification on physical gas deals welcomed
CFTC answers concerns over treatment of physical gas storage and transportation agreements under Dodd-Frank
Dealers working to keep Asian entities outside Dodd-Frank
As the CFTC prepares to finalise its rules on extraterritoriality, some firms in Asia are working to minimise the impact on non-US entities
Risk USA: Cross-border conflicts could leave firms unable to comply
Hedge fund CQS warns US persons definition will make compliance more difficult - or even impossible
Risk USA: CFTC should allow voice trading for Sefs, says Chilton
CFTC commissioner also hints that 15-second rule will be amended - and says final cross-border rules will include a new definition of ‘US person’
Risk USA: 'Futurisation' trend could hurt Sefs, says CFTC's Chilton
Sefs could lose out if OTC trading volumes move into listed products, says CFTC commissioner - but he is "comfortable" with decision to approve the CME's new swap future contract
Editor's letter: More effort required
More effort required
CDS market faces iTraxx clearing obstacle
Restructuring credit events would cause non-clearable contracts to spin out of cleared index trades
CFTC: fraud at Goldman Sachs caused $118 million loss
Accusations of fraud against a trader have parallels with Adoboli and Kerviel
Going vertical: Dealers mimic futures exchanges
Vertical rush
Bundle in the jungle: Cut-price OTC clearing threatens competition
Bundle in the jungle
CFTC facing struggle to revive commodity position limits
Limited appeal
The CFTC's to-do list: 14 rules to go, from Sefs to Volcker
The CFTC’s to-do list from Sefs to Volcker
Volumes of swaps trades between US and Asian firms recover
A recent Dodd-Frank-led decline in swap volumes between Asian and US counterparties has been reversed following CFTC intervention
CFTC 'way off' in estimates of position limit costs
Regulator estimated first-round costs at $100,000 - but some dealers claim to have spent $750,000
CFTC could force funds to break US or European law
The CFTC's broad definition of a US person could leave European hedge funds facing conflicting rules
CFTC still facing tough to-do list
Regulator has finalised 39 rules but 14 remain at proposal stage - including six that have been outstanding for more than 500 days
CFTC may alter stance on physical gas deals
Agency expected to respond to natural gas industry fears about Dodd-Frank swap definition
CFTC offers last-minute Dodd-Frank relief
Agency eases compliance burden for commodity and energy firms
CFTC’s clearing timeline prompts backloading "meltdown"
A re-reading of the CFTC's phase-in rules for central clearing is prompting alarm among buy- and sell-side firms
Section 716: The do-nothing approach
The do-nothing approach
The power behind the throne: CME and the fight for futures market supremacy
It’s the biggest futures exchange in the world, so CME Group naturally has both friends and enemies. Some of its friends are very well connected – and some of its enemies claim this influence has been used to stifle competition, allowing the exchange to…