Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

This fraud took more than $700,000 of pool participant funds, money the CFTC says was spent on country club memberships and for travel to Europe.

Commissioner O'Malia states pleasure "that the Commission staff will review all possible package transactions for technological, operational, and jurisdictional issues."

Commissioner O'Malia welcomes back the TAC group.

The Division is issuing a letter providing time-limited no-action relief to: (1) entities or counterparties transacting package transactions from the requirements of CEA section 2(h)(8); ...

Acting Chair Wetjen talks the Volcker rule and Dodd-Frank before the Senate committee.

The Division of Clearing and Risk issued a letter stating that it will not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against ASX Clear (Futures) ...

Acting Chair Wetjen talks about the Volcker Rule, stating "CFTC estimates that, under its Volcker regulations, it has authority over more than 100 registered swap ...