<![CDATA[Oil Prices Were Manipulated, U.S. Government Commission Charges]]>

1.0 link 114855 <![CDATA[Oil Prices Were Manipulated, U.S. Government Commission Charges]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-ritz/oil-prices-were-manipulat_b_114855.html The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency charged with "ensuring the integrity of the futures & options market," has accused the trading firm, Optiver Holding, of manipulating the prices of crude oil, heating oil and gasoline futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the first complaint announced since their recent investigation into the manipulation of oil prices began:

Washington, DC - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today its case against Optiver Holding BV, two of its subsidiaries,...

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