CFTC boosts transparency with new report
The expansion of the CFTC’s Commitments of Traders report has garnered industry support in its attempt to enhance market transparency. Pauline McCallion reports
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched its expanded Commitments of Traders (COT) report on September 4, with the aim of enhancing the transparency of commodity trading in the US.
The planned changes to the weekly report were first mooted by the CFTC in July, when recently appointed chairman Gary Gensler announced the regulator would hold three public hearings on position limits
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