On January 26, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (``proposal'' or ``Proposed Rules''), which establishes a position limits regime for 28 exempt and agricultural commodity futures and options contracts and the physical commodity swaps that are economically equivalent to such contracts. The Commission is adopting the Proposed Rules, with modifications.
We use a new futures database to identify and determine the importance of and hence the liquidity available for spreading. Spreads are a significant proportion of total volume for currency futures, with both calendar and cross-spreads being significant. Commercial traders and the general public generate most of the spread volume, while floor traders do not generate much volume. The amount of spread trading has significant implications for volume-volatility studies, since spread volume is not considered to be "informed trading" and since it has a pronounced seasonal character.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is adopting regulations to implement certain provisions of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd- Frank Act). These regulations set forth reporting and recordkeeping requirements and daily trading records requirements for swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs). These regulations also set forth certain duties imposed upon SDs and MSPs registered with the Commission with regard to: Risk management procedures; monitoring of trading to prevent violations of applicable position limits; diligent supervision; business continuity and disaster recovery; disclosure and the ability of regulators to obtain general information; and antitrust considerations. In addition, these regul...
NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "First Jobs, Then Futures for MENA Youth" will enable 13,000 young women and men in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to build their futures through jobs and entrepreneurship. Education For Employment's (EFE) three-year, $17-million commitment, announced at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, is made possible through partnerships with The MasterCard Foundation, ManpowerGroup, the United States Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), Microsoft Corporation, Intel Corporation, the Aspen Institute's Partners for a New Beginning, North Africa Partnership (PNB-NAPEO), and local partners across the MENA region. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110921/DC72276LOGO)
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is amending its regulations regarding the investment of customer segregated funds subject to Commission Regulation 1.25 (Regulation 1.25) and funds held in an account subject to Commission Regulation 30.7 (Regulation 30.7, and funds subject thereto, 30.7 funds). Certain amendments reflect the implementation of new statutory provisions enacted under Title IX of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The amendments address: certain changes to the list of permitted investments (including the elimination of in-house transactions), a clarification of the liquidity requirement, the removal of rating requirements, and an expansion of concentration limits including asset-based, issuer-based, and counterparty c...
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