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Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Type: Organization

Name: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

Ron Wyden

Oil price fixing investigation widens

London/Washington: A European probe into possible oil price manipulation expanded with the investigation of a small niche trading house in the Netherlands, while a key US senator on Friday called for the Justice Department to join the investigation.Dutch ... [Published Times of Oman - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Price-Fixing, Investigation, Price Manipulation, Ron Wyden

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Dollar Bull Run

The US dollar posted strong across the board gains. It is being driven by the anticipation of favorable developments in the US, in the form of a possible slowing of the Fed's asset purchases, and less favorable developments abroad.While it is technically ... [Published Zero Hedge - May 18 2013]

Entities: Bull Run Corporation, Australian Dollar, US Dollar, Canadian Dollar

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

CFTC data shows hedge funds selling gold ‘in a big way’

CFTC data showed money managers, including hedge funds, sold $1.4 billion in the U.S. gold futures market (week ended May 14) Reducing their net long positions Net long position held by money managers fell 10,043 to 39,216 Reuters ... [Published Great China Brokerage Ltd - May 18 2013]

Entities: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Hedge Fund, Long Position

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Jim Ritterbusch

Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar

Oil rose for a third straight session on Friday, supported by a raft of strong economic data from top oil consumer the United States that also boosted U.S. equities, even as the dollar hit a multi-year high.The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index, ... [Published CattleNetwork.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: United States, Futures, Timothy Evans, Jim Ritterbusch

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 5 reports

SEFs given green light by CFTC

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted 4-1 yesterday on rules governing Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs), requiring buyers to request a minimum of two bids when trading swaps for the first twelve months and three for subsequent transactions ... [Published Terrapinn - May 18 2013]

Entities: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Dodd-Frank, UK Department for Culture Media and Sport, Advocate, nonprescription

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Regulatory Watch: CFTC Ekes Out a Win on Swap Rules

CFTC narrowly passes key swap decisions to increase transparency.TheCommodity Futures Trading Commission voted by slim margins May 16 toapprove rules that will introduce transparency and competitiveness intothe swaps market, if to a lesser extent than ... [Published International Treasurer - May 17 2013]

Entities: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

DJ CFTC: Gold Net Long Falls 18% to Lowest Level Since July 2007

By Tatyana Shumsky and Matt Day NEW YORK--Speculative gold traders reduced their net bullish bet on gold prices to its lowest level since July 2007, according to data released Friday afternoon by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Large money managers ... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Matt Day, Tatyana Shumsky

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Speculators betting against the Australian dollar for the first time since June 2012

By: Futures market speculative positioning data from the CFTC as of the close on Tuesday: EUR net short 47K vs short 34K prior JPY net short 88K vs short 79K prior GBP net short 65K vs short 63K prior AUD net short 13K vs long 6K prior CAD net short 44K ... [Published FXstreet.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Australian Dollar, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Index

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

CFTC speculative futures positioning data out at the bottom [+]

AUD positioning is likely to switch to net short from +80K just 5 weeks ago. I?ll have all the details here when the numbers are published at 3:30 pm ET. ... [Published Great China Brokerage Ltd - May 17 2013]

Entities: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Futures

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

FIA appoints Mesa as director of international relations

The industry group appointed a former CFTC director of international affairs to develop and manage its regulatory policy agenda.Washington DC - The Futures Industry Association said it appointed Jacqueline Hamra Mesa as director of international relations ... [Published Automated Trader - May 17 2013]

Entities: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Appointed, Financial Stability Board, Dodd-Frank, Liaison

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Who wins as CFTC votes in modified swap trading rules?

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission met yesterday to vote in rules affecting the trading of credit-default, interest rate and commodity swaps. The rules essentially cove procedures to establish minimum block sizes for swaps; the process for a swap ... [Published FTSE Global Markets - May 17 2013]

Entities: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Gary Gensler, UK Department for Culture Media and Sport

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Derivatives rule for banks weakened; minority leaders seek better shot at executive jobs

REGULATIONRule on bank trading of derivatives eased A rule intended to loosen the largest U.S. banks control over the trading of complex investments and help safeguard the financial system was weakened Thursday by regulators.The Commodity Futures Trading ... [Published Washington Post - May 17 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, Hispanics, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Quotes

"Efforts to manipulate the European oil indices, if proven, may have already impacted US consumers and businesses, because of the interrelationships among world oil markets and hedging practices" Senator Ron Wyden, the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, wrote in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder

Oil price fixing investigation widens [Published Times of Oman - 12 hours ago]

"The euro continues to look vulnerable against the Cypriot backdrop, ongoing political uncertainty in Italy, and the weak economic outlook across the euro zone" said Geoffrey Yu, currency strategist at UBS

UPDATE 3: Euro advances as Cyprus banks reopen [Published TD Ameritrade - 17 hours ago]

...executive of DTCC's Deriv/SERV unit which oversees its trade repository suggests DTCC is eyeing South Africa as one of its next target markets. "We have and continue to meet with regulators and a variety of firms in South Africa to discuss how we can help foster greater transparency and facilitate trade reporting in the region and we continue to follow the framework implementation there" he says in a statement to globalcustody.net

South Africa's Depository Promotes Role in Swap Reporting [Published GlobalCustody.net - May 18 2013]

"This will have an impact on the competitiveness of our companies, and of our economy as a whole."

Drumbeat: May 18, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our... - May 18 2013]

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Ian Fraser: The beauty and insanity of HFT [Published naked capitalism - 16 hours ago]
UPDATE 3: Euro advances as Cyprus banks reopen [Published TD Ameritrade - 17 hours ago]
Euro oil price probe widens [Published My Resources - 18 hours ago]
South Africa's Depository Promotes Role in Swap... [Published GlobalCustody.net - May 18 2013]
Drumbeat: May 18, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 18 2013]
Dollar Bull Run [Published Zero Hedge - May 18 2013]
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Winklevoss twins on Bitcoin: Time to work with ... [Published CNET News - May 18 2013]
CFTC data shows hedge funds selling gold ‘in a ... [Published Great China Brokerage Ltd - May 18 2013]
Delaware's John Carney seeks to amend 2010 Wall... [Published Delaware Online - May 18 2013]
UPDATE 1-Long USD bets rise to 11-month high in... [Published GulfBase - May 18 2013]
What else are they manipulating? [Published St George West - May 18 2013]
US regulator sets final rules for swaps trading [Published ExchangeTradedFunds.com - May 18 2013]
Treasuries in Longest 2013 Losing Streak as Fed... [Published BusinessWeek - May 18 2013]
Buy Side Backs Bloomberg Margin Request [Published DerivAlert.org - May 18 2013]
SEFs given green light by CFTC [Published Terrapinn - May 18 2013]
Bitcoin Regulatory Update: Understanding the Fe... [Published JD Supra - May 18 2013]
Oil Prices: A Rollercoaster Ride in... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 17 2013]
CFTC’s O’Malia highlights agency’s unknown unkn... [Published BankCreditNews.com - May 17 2013]
Nobody?s Happy With CFTC?s Plan To Only Microma... [Published Dealbreaker - May 17 2013]
Hedge funds back to selling gold after propping... [Published Sharenet - May 17 2013]
Dow Jumps on Virtuous Cycle [Published EquityJungle - v0.1 - May 17 2013]
Nobody’s Happy With CFTC’s Plan To Only Microma... [Published Dealbreaker - May 17 2013]
H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghous... [Published CBO - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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Ian Fraser: The beauty and insanity of HFT [Published naked capitalism - 16 hours ago] By Ian Fraser, a financial journalist who blogs at his web site and at qfinance . His Twitter is @ian_fraser . What has become of our markets? Nanex, the market analysis firm, has animated a half second of trading activity in Johnson & Johnson ...
Drumbeat: May 18, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 18 2013] Energy Department approves expanded LNG exports The Energy Department gave a terminal near Freeport, Tex., permission Friday to ship liquefied natural gas to Japan, providing a new outlet for rising U.S. production of shale gas despite qualms of environmentalists ...
Dollar Bull Run [Published Zero Hedge - May 18 2013] The US dollar posted strong across the board gains. It is being driven by the anticipation of favorable developments in the US, in the form of a possible slowing of the Fed's asset purchases, and less favorable developments abroad.While it is technically ...
Dollar Bull Run [Published Zero Hedge - May 18 2013] The US dollar posted strong across the board gains. It is being driven by the anticipation of favorable developments in the US, in the form of a possible slowing of the Fed's asset purchases, and less favorable developments abroad. While it is technically ...
What else are they manipulating? [Published St George West - May 18 2013] Answer: FOOD PRICES Too much food costing too much money is killing people The Slog: Sector by sector, the truth is at last trickling out: ICAP, Libor, Gold, Currency values, oil…..none of them are natural markets, all of them are being ‘directionalised’….as ...

Audio/Video

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Bart Chilton: Bitcoin is Serious, Not Monopoly ... [Published FOX Business - Video - May 07 2013]
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SEC, CFTC Investigating AP Twitter Hacking [Published FOX Business - Video - Apr 30 2013]
Bart Chilton on Flash Crash Hearing [Published FOX Business - Video - Apr 30 2013]
Fortenberry asks Head of CFTC about Financial D... [Published Rep. Jeff Fortenberry - YouTube Channel - Apr 19 2013]

Press Releases

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iShares Diversified Alternatives Trust (NYSEArc... [Published Business Wire - May 15 2013]
Christian T. Kemnitz with Katten Muchin Rosenma... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 15 2013]
Interdealer Brokerages Will Pursue Independent ... [Published Business Wire - May 14 2013]
TABB Group CEO Says Questionable Effectiveness ... [Published Business Wire - May 13 2013]
DTCC Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Depository ... [Published Business Wire - May 13 2013]