CFTC Completes Client-Funds Rule After MF Global Collapse
U.S. derivatives regulators approved restrictions on how brokers can invest customer funds, acting on a delayed rule after as much as $1.2 billion went missing ...
View ArticleMF Global bankruptcy and customer account update
MF Global failed on October 31, 2011, producing the eighth-largest bankruptcy in US history and the largest commodity brokerage collapse of all time. While this ...
View ArticleDem Sen. Casey calls on CFTC to act against oil speculators
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey (Pa.) is pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to help ease rising gasoline prices. In a letter sent to CFTC ...
View ArticleSanders bill would force CFTC’s hand in effort to lower gas prices
A handful of liberal senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would force federal regulators to curb “excessive” market speculation that they say is responsible for soaring ...
View ArticleSen. Bill Nelson: CFTC head must curb oil speculators or exit
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) is losing patience with a top financial regulator, saying Tuesday that he should either crack down on speculation driving up oil ...
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