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2009 General Press Releases

 

November 20, 2009

CFTC and SEC Issue Joint Orders on Volatility Indexes and Security Futures, 5754-09

November 16, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Request from the Kansas City Board of Trade and the Kansas City Board of Trade Clearing Corporation Involving OTC Calendar Swaps for Wheat, 5753-09

November 16, 2009

CFTC Reopens Public Comment Period on its Notices of Intent to Determine Whether Certain ICE Contracts Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions, 5752-09

November 13, 2009

CFTC Staff Allows the Offer and Sale in the United States of the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s (TSE’s) Mini Futures Contract Based on the TOPIX and TSE’s Futures Contracts Based on the TOPIX Core30 Index and TSE REIT Index, 5750-09

November 9, 2009

CFTC Adopts Amendments to Reporting Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators, 5746-09

October 26, 2009

CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee to Meet October 29, 2009, 5742-09

October 26, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on its Notice of Intent to Determine Whether Five Contracts Offered for Trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions, 5743-09

October 22, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on its Notice of Intent to Determine Whether the NWP Rockies Financial Basis Contract Offered for Trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Performs a Significant Price Discovery Function, 5741-09

October 20, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on its Notice of Intent to Determine Whether Five Contracts Offered for Trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions, 5739-09

October 20, 2009

CFTC Proposes to Amend Electronic Filing Regulations and Certain Other Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to FCMs and IBs, 5738-09

October 19, 2009

CFTC to Release History of Disaggregated COT Data, 5737-09

October 19, 2009

CFTC’s Office of International Affairs to Host International Symposium and Training Program on Regulation of Derivative Products, Markets and Financial Intermediaries, 5736-09

October 16, 2009

CFTC and SEC Issue Joint Report on Regulatory Harmonization, 5735-09

October 15, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on its Notice of Intent to Determine Whether Five Contracts Offered for Trading on the Natural Gas Exchange, Inc., Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions, 5734-09

October 8, 2009

CFTC Requests Public Comment on Application Submitted by Media Derivatives, Inc., for Designation of a Contract Market, 5730-09

October 7, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on its Notice of Intent to Determine Whether Seven Contracts Offered for Trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions, 5729-09

October 7, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Notice of Intent to Determine Whether 17 Contracts Offered for Trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions, 5728-09

September 30, 2009

CFTC and SEC Chairmen Issue Update on Harmonization Report, 5726-09

September 30, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Request From New York Mercantile Exchange Involving Contracts Traded on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, 5724-09

September 28, 2009

CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting will be Rescheduled, 5722-09

September 23, 2009

Gensler Addresses International Energy Agency in Paris, 5720-09

September 22, 2009

Subcommittee on Convergence to Convene the Third Session, 5718-09

September 15, 2009

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and U.K. Financial Services Authority sign new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance supervision of cross border clearing organizations, 5717-09

September 14, 2009

CFTC Advisory Committee to Discuss Energy and Environmental Markets, 5716-09

September 10, 2009

CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Announces the Appointment of Steven Schoenfeld as Director of Division of Market Oversight, 5715-09

September 2, 2009

CFTC Implements New Transparency Efforts to Promote Market Integrity, 5710-09

September 2, 2009

CFTC Implements New Transparency Efforts to Promote Market Integrity, 5710-09

September 1, 2009

CFTC/SEC Announce Participants for Joint Meetings on Regulation Harmonization, 5708-09

August 31, 2009

CFTC Releases Rule Enforcement Review of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, 5707-09

August 28, 2009

CFTC Staff Allows BM&F Bovespa S.A. - Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (BM&F Bovespa) to Offer and Sell in the United States Its Full-Sized and Mini-Sized Futures Contracts Based on the Ibovespa Index, 5706-09

August 25, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Requests from the North American Derivatives Exchange for Amended DCM and DCO Orders to Trade and Clear Intermediated Contracts, 5703-09

August 20, 2009

Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Financial Services Authority to Enhance Regulatory Cooperation and Cross-Border Surveillance of Oil Markets, 5698-09

August 20, 2009

CFTC Announces Amendments to ICE Futures Europe’s Foreign Access Relief, 5697-09

August 20, 2009

CFTC/SEC to Hold Joint Meetings on Regulation Harmonization, 5696-09

August 19, 2009

CFTC Withdraws Two No-Action Letters Granting Relief from Federal Speculative Position Limits on Soybeans, Corn and Wheat Contracts, 5695-09

August 17, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on its Notice of Intent to Determine Whether the Carbon Financial Instrument Listed for Trading by the Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc., Performs a Significant Price Discovery Function, 5694-09

August 13, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on a Proposal to Create a Separate Account Class for Customer Positions in Cleared OTC Derivatives, 5693-09

August 5, 2009

CFTC Requests Public Comment on Application by ICE Clear Europe Limited for Registration as a Derivatives Clearing Organization, 5687-09

July 31, 2009

CFTC Issues Order Enabling Eurex Clearing AG to Operate a Multilateral Clearing Organization for OTC Derivative Instruments in the United States, 5686-09

July 31, 2009

CFTC Announces Participants for Third Hearing to Discuss Energy Position Limits and Hedge Exemptions, 5685-09

July 30, 2009

CFTC Announces Inclusion of ICE Futures Europe Data in Weekly Commitments of Traders Reports, 5684-09

July 27, 2009

CFTC Exercises Authority to Apply Regulations to Exempt Commercial Markets with Significant Price Discovery Contracts, 5683-09

July 27, 2009

CFTC Announces Participants for Second Hearing to Discuss Energy Position Limits and Hedge Exemptions, 5682-09

July 21, 2009

CFTC to Hold Three Open Hearings to Discuss Energy Position Limits and Hedge Exemptions, 5681-09

July 21, 2009

Subcommittee on Convergence to Convene a Follow-Up Session, 5680-09

July 17, 2009

Subcommittee Considers Options to Remedy Convergence, 5678-09

July 17, 2009

CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Announces the Appointment of Scott Schneider as Director of Public Affairs, 5677-09

July 6, 2009

CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Announces the Appointment of John P. Riley as Director of Legislative Affairs, 5672-09

June 30, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Implementation of Account Ownership and Control Report, 5671-09

June 25, 2009

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Holds International Commodity Market Manipulation Conference, Co-Chaired by the UK Financial Services Authority, 5669-09

June 16, 2009

CFTC Announces Resignation of Commissioner Walter Lukken, 5668-09

June 12, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on its Notice of Intent to Determine Whether the Henry Financial LD1 Fixed Price Contract Traded on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Performs a Significant Price Discovery Function, 5667-09

June 4, 2009

Subcommittee on Convergence to Convene First Public Session, 5665-09

June 2, 2009

Chairman Gary Gensler Announces the Appointment of Dan Berkovitz as General Counsel, 5664-09

May 28, 2009

Workshop Planned to Discuss Contract Design in Futures Markets, 5663-09

May 28, 2009

CFTC Designates ELX Futures, L.P. as a Contract Market, 5662-09

May 22, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Possible Changes to Regulations for Investment of Funds Deposited with Clearing Organizations and Futures Commission Merchants, 5660-09

May 20, 2009

Statement of CFTC Acting Chairman Michael V. Dunn Regarding Confirmation of Gary Gensler, CFTC Statement

May 19, 2009

CFTC Extends Public Comment Period on Concept Release Regarding Review of Exemptions for Swap Dealers, 5657-09

May 13, 2009

Statement of CFTC Acting Chairman Michael Dunn, CFTC Statement

May 13, 2009

CFTC Requests Public Comment on Petition from Eurex Clearing AG, 5655-09

May 8, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on a Proposal to Amend Minimum Adjusted Net Capital Requirements of Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers, 5653-09

April 27, 2009

CFTC Adopts Final Definition of “Public Director.”, 5652-09

April 24, 2009

CFTC Announces Members of the Subcommittee on Convergence, 5651-09

April 23, 2009

Commissioner Bart Chilton Says Obama “Right on Target”; Regulator Ready for Trading in Carbon Markets, 5650-09

April 17, 2009

Commissioner Bart Chilton: US Regulators Gearing-Up for Climate Change, 5648-09

March 24, 2009

CFTC Publishes Concept Release Regarding Review of Exemptions for Swap Dealers, 5638-09

March 24, 2009

CFTC Grants Exemption to Chicago Mercantile Exchange to Clear Certain Agricultural Swap Contracts, 5637-09

March 23, 2009

CFTC Approves Final Rules and Rule Amendments to Increase Oversight of ECMs, 5636-09

March 11, 2009

CFTC Hosts International Regulators to Discuss Futures Industry Issues, 5633-09

March 10, 2009

Commissioner Bart Chilton appointed to Chair CFTC’s Energy Markets Advisory Committee, 5630-09

March 9, 2009

Subcommittee Will Look Into Poor Cash-Futures Convergence in Agricultural Commodity Markets and Advise on Actions to Remedy Lack of Convergence, 5629-09

March 5, 2009

CFTC Adopts Requirement for Electronic Filing of CPO and CTA Disclosure Documents, 5628-09

March 5, 2009

CFTC and FSA Welcome IOSCO Proposals to Boost Regulation of Commodity Futures Markets, 5627-09

February 27, 2009

CFTC Acting Chairman Michael Dunn Announces the Appointment of Robert Holifield as Acting Director of External Affairs, 5625-09

February 27, 2009

CFTC Enforcement Statement Regarding Trading in Crude Oil and the Roll by United States Oil Fund on February 6, 2009, CFTC Statement

February 24, 2009

CFTC Proposes to Amend Reporting Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators, 5619-09

February 24, 2009

CFTC Applauds Increased Funding Level for the Agency, 5618-09

February 20, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on a Proposal to Amend and Clarify the Requirements for Acknowledgment Letters , 5617-09

February 13, 2009

CFTC Approves Limits on the Number of Agricultural Delivery Instruments that can be Held for Non-Commercial Purposes, 5613-09

February 11, 2009

CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight Issues Advisory Regarding Recordkeeping Requirements, 5511-09

February 4, 2009

CFTC Launches New Monthly Report, 5607-09

January 26, 2009

CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight Provides Annual Report Guidance to Commodity Pool Operators, 5604-09

January 22, 2009

CFTC Staff Allows Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited’s Mini Futures Contracts Based on the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index to be Offered and Sold in the United States, 5603-09

January 22, 2009

Statement by CFTC Acting Chairman Michael V. Dunn, CFTC Statement

January 20, 2009

CFTC Names Michael V. Dunn Acting Chairman, 5602-09

January 16, 2009

CFTC and FinCEN Agree to Share Information, 5601-09

January 16, 2009

CFTC Requests Public Comment on Application Submitted by ELX Futures, L.P. for Designation of a Contract Market, 5600-09

January 15, 2009

Statement by CFTC Acting Chairman Walter L. Lukken, CFTC Statement

January 14, 2009

CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to the Definition of “Public Director”, 5597-09

January 8, 2009

CFTC Requests Public Comment on Application submitted by Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. for Designation of a Contract Market and Registration of a Derivatives Clearing Organization, 5595-09