Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
CFTC proposals render TriOptima rates repository unfit for purpose
Industry launches new process to select rate derivatives repository, after CFTC proposals far exceed tasks TriOptima’s repository was asked to perform by dealers and bank regulators
Dealers fear Sef rules will hurt OTC market liquidity
Customers will lose out if clearing-eligible trades are forced into open competition, industry warns
Widespread unease over planned position limits rules
Reservations remain among firms involved in commodity trading about a new position limits regime that could be implemented under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, while support continues from anti-speculation campaigners
Position limits deluge continues
Group bombards CFTC with comments on Dodd-Frank position limits; final rule delay expected; quantity unlikely to trump quality says expert
Special report: Dodd-Frank Act
Special report: Dodd-Frank Act
Special report – Weighing up Dodd-Frank
What Dodd-Frank means to us: industry participants
Algorithmic trading in energy
The hare and the tortoise
Q&A: Gary Germeroth, chief risk officer at Calpine
Power resurgence
Funding and pricing OTC derivatives proves treacherous in Australia
Treacherous path ahead
Unlevel playing field for CCP members concerns banks
Under the bar, over the top?
CFTC urged to raise bar for CCP stress tests
Market participants say CFTC proposals should be more detailed, more prescriptive
Time runs out for position limits comments
CFTC’s latest position limits plan attracts thousands of comments; opinion deeply divided; new commissioner to affect final vote
Ex-CFTC enforcement head: Dodd-Frank anti-manipulation standard unclear
Anti-manipulation proposal could be challenged if made law; former CFTC enforcement director calls for clear standard based on precedent
Concerns over CFTC funding cuts
Rough rules
Experts discuss need for commodity speculation
Squeezing out speculative capital will affect commodity market liquidity, regulator must engage with market to prevent unintended consequences
CFTC divided on user fee for regulated entities
Commission split on budget proposal to part-fund agency with fees
Legal patchwork inhibits progress on derivatives counterparty disclosure
New regulatory fixes only a partial solution as industry anticipates jurisdiction shopping by secretive clients
CFTC trade rules will create 'winner's curse'
Analysts at Barclays Capital say block trade reporting rules under Dodd-Frank Act will create additional risk for dealers
Commodities
Special report
Regulation
Special report
The controversy over position limits
Compromising positions
A clash over CCP membership
Caps in hand?
Dealers argue position limits for cash-settled contracts 'dangerous'
Cash contracts have “no impact on supply and demand”
Planning for bankruptcy of a major counterparty
Backup plan