Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
CFTC presses on with position limits proposal
Concerns remain over position limits for commodity traders under Dodd-Frank Act as CFTC issues plan for public comment
Isda pushes back on CCP ownership caps
Industry groups oppose limits on dealer stakes in clearing houses
US regulation update
Caught in the net?
Editor's letter: January 2011
Editor's letter: January 2011
CFTC proposal sparks scrap over CCP membership
CFTC proposal sparks row over CCP membership
CFTC releases rules for Sefs
Sef and sound?
Clearing house of the year: LCH.Clearnet
Risk awards 2011
Chilton to support comments on position limits
Commissioner supports publishing position limits proposals for public comment; continues to call for interim position "points" system to collect data
CFTC mulls position limits rule, delays vote
US regulator fails to vote on position limits proposal; questions raised about data availability
Dealers confident of Volcker rule exceptions
Exceptions to the rule
Icap pilots bank-only block trading platform for manual users
Pilot comes at a time when news reports suggest a group of 10 banks plan to launch a bank-only FX trading platform
Would-be Sefs await CFTC proposals
The CFTC announces its proposals on swap execution facilities on December 9, which could trigger a race to meet the new definition.
The magnetic attraction of the Flash Crash
Flash crash physics
CFTC wants power market input on Dodd-Frank rule-makings
CFTC commissioners are concerned about the breadth of the Dodd-Frank swap dealer definition; staff call for electricity sector comments
Proprietary trading conundrum
Dividing lines
US: FERC renewables plan causes concern
Wind sector seeks equal treatment from FERC rules
CFTC heeds buy-side demands for increased margin protection
The price you pay
Shining a light on the flash crash
Flash cordons
CFTC commisioners express misgivings over Dodd-Frank rule-making
Senior regulators reveal "concern" over segregation of margin and swap data repositories
Market endorses 'elegant' CFTC proposal on margin
Legally segregated/operationally commingled approach to margin segregation attracts praise from buy- and sell-side.
Commissioner presses to speed up Dodd-Frank rule-making
CFTC continues derivatives reform rule-making, staff and commissioners concerned about timetable and resources
Nat gas hedging hit by regulation and fundamentals
Experts link drop in natural gas trading activity and liquidity to fundamentals and regulatory uncertainty
Dealer concern over proposed change to client margin segregation
Ice Trust estimates it might have to increase initial margin by 63% to cover risk.