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Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Tuesday said her legislation was “real reform” that would provide “100% transparency” of the unregulated $600 trillion over-the-counter (OTC) market.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Tuesday said her legislation was “real reform” that would provide “100% transparency” of the unregulated $600 trillion over-the-counter (OTC) market.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Friday came out with a much-anticipated bill aimed at reining in commodities market speculation by forcing over-the-counter (OTC) derivative trades onto regulated exchanges and clearinghouses. As expected, it would include an exemption for large commercial traders who use derivatives to hedge the risk associated with trading of physical products.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Friday came out with a much-anticipated bill aimed at reining in commodities market speculation by forcing over-the-counter (OTC) derivative trades onto regulated exchanges and clearinghouses. As expected, it would include an exemption for large commercial traders who use derivatives to hedge the risk associated with trading of physical products.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Friday came out with a much-anticipated bill aimed at reining in commodities market speculation by forcing over-the-counter (OTC) derivative trades onto regulated exchanges and clearinghouses. As expected, it would include an exemption for large commercial traders who use derivatives to hedge the risk associated with trading of physical products.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has postponed until Friday the release of a highly explosive bill that would require major swap dealers to separate their derivatives businesses from investment bank activities; would provide a “narrow exemption” to bona fide hedgers of the requirements for mandatory trading and clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives; and would increase the enforcement authority of regulators.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has postponed until Friday the release of a highly explosive bill that would require major swap dealers to separate their derivatives businesses from investment bank activities; would provide a “narrow exemption” to bona fide hedgers of the requirements for mandatory trading and clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives; and would increase the enforcement authority of regulators.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) may unveil as early as Thursday a bill that would give only bona fide hedgers of “legitimate commercial risk” a limited exemption from the proposed regulatory requirements of the nearly $500 trillion over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) may unveil as early as Thursday a bill that would give only bona fide hedgers of “legitimate commercial risk” a limited exemption from the proposed regulatory requirements of the nearly $500 trillion over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market.