In a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Bart Chilton Wednesday proposed that the agency be allowed to impose a targeted fee on transactions in the derivatives markets.
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CFTC’s Chilton: ‘Let’s Pause and Take a Breath’
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Bart Chilton said Friday that it was his “hope and expectation” that the agency would respond to numerous existing requests for clarification or relief of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act rules in the next few days. He also proposed a plan for the agency to move forward on the larger issues that are not likely to be addressed in the coming days.
October 10, 2012
CFTC’s Chilton Won’t Settle for ‘Weak Position Limits’ Rule
Commissioner Bart Chilton of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Thursday he won’t settle for a watered-down final rule restricting the positions a trader can hold in the derivatives market to prevent concentration.
October 10, 2011
‘Weak Position Limits’ Not Good Enough — CFTC’s Chilton
Commissioner Bart Chilton of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last Thursday said he won’t settle for a watered-down final rule restricting the positions a trader can hold in the derivatives market to prevent concentration.
October 10, 2011
CFTC’s Chilton Offers Alternative to Position Limit Proposal
Bart Chilton, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), last Tuesday expressed his reluctance to support the agency’s proposal to establish position limits in the swaps market. He instead recommended that the CFTC institute an “interim position ‘points’ system.”
January 10, 2011
CFTC’s Chilton Offers Alternative to Position Limit Proposal
Bart Chilton, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Tuesday expressed his reluctance to support the agency’s proposal to establish position limits in the swaps market. He instead recommended that the CFTC institute an “interim position ‘points’ system.”
January 5, 2011
CFTC’s Chilton: Proposal on Position Limits, Hedge Exemptions Near
CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton says he is “optimistic” that the futures regulator will issue a proposal addressing position limits and hedge exemptions in energy futures trading by the middle of the month.
January 7, 2010
Chilton: Reform Needed Ahead of Cap-and-Trade Market Frenzy
Noting that the cap-and-trade (CAT) market will likely become the largest commodity market in the world, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Bart Chilton said late last week that the rapidly expanding trade of greenhouse gas emissions contracts are already making progress in the effort to combat global warming.
June 15, 2009
Chilton Calls for Reform Ahead of Cap-and-Trade Market Frenzy
Noting that the cap-and-trade (CAT) market will likely become the largest commodity market in the world, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Bart Chilton said Thursday that the rapidly expanding trade of greenhouse gas emissions contracts are already making progress in the effort to combat global warming.
June 12, 2009
Chilton Nominated for Second Term at CFTC
President Obama Tuesday announced his intent to nominate Commissioner Bart Chilton for a second term on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
May 21, 2009
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