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Commodities Futures Trading Commission

CFTC Gets Derivatives Advice From Industry Insiders

HuffPost Investigative Fund | Keith Epstein And Ben Protess | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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Like many federal agencies contemplating reform these days, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission is hearing a lot from the industry it regulates...

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Barney Frank Reconsiders Derivatives Rules: "There May Be A Problem Here"

boston.com | Michael Kranish | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Derivatives Measure, Senator Maria Cantwell, Derivatives Rules, Americans for Financial Reform, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Derivatives Reform, Barney Frank, Derivatives Trading, Gary Gensler, Securities and Exchange Commission, Heather Booth, House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank Legislation, Business News

WASHINGTON -- House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank, under fire from some fellow Democrats and consumer groups for carving out what...

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Top Derivatives Regulator: "We Haven't Filled The Gaps" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Derivatives, Office of Thrift Supervision, Sarbanes-Oxley, Gary Gensler, Cftc, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Business News

Gary Gensler, the top regulator of the commodities markets, sees the U.S. financial system still "vulnerable" to the murky world of privately negotiat...

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CFTC, Toothless Regulator, Looks To Take A Bite Out Of Derivatives

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

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When President Obama unveiled his regulatory overhaul plan last week, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, dodged a bullet. Lacking...

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Commodities Futures Trading Commission To Investigate Who's Driving Up Oil Prices

MarketWatch | Laura Mandaro | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Oil Prices, Oil Speculation, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Weak Dollar, Oil Commodities, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Commodities Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday that it is establishing a task force to study the role of specu...

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