Reaching the deadline for comments on proposed new rules aimed at limiting speculative trading in the swaps markets, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had heard from dozens of energy companies, financial institutions and others, most recommending alterations to the agency’s proposed rulemaking.
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Senate Bill to Exempt Hedgers of ‘Legitimate Commercial Risk’
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.
April 15, 2010
Senate Bill to Exempt Hedgers of ‘Legitimate Commercial Risk’
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.
April 15, 2010