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  • Testimony Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Before The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

    Date 01/07/2010

    Good afternoon Chairman Angelides, Vice Chairman Thomas and members of the Commission. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing to discuss the history of derivatives regulation and the role that over-the-counter derivatives played in the financial crisis. I also will address the historic legislation currently being debated in Congress that for the first time will bring much-needed comprehensive regulation to the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market.

  • CBOE First Half 2010 Adv Up 7 Percent - June 2010 Daily Volume Averages 4.1 Million Contracts, Down 2% From June 2009

    Date 01/07/2010

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today reported that average daily volume (ADV) year to date through June 2010 was 4.9 million contracts, up seven percent from 4.6 million contracts for the same period in 2009.  During the first six months of 2010, 610.7 million contracts changed hands at CBOE - up seven percent from the same period a year ago when 570.0 million contracts traded.

  • Kansas City Board Of Trade Monthly Volume Largest In History Of Exchange

    Date 01/07/2010

    The Kansas City Board of Trade shattered all previous monthly volume records during the month of June as a new all-time monthly volume record was set for Hard Red Winter Wheat futures, as was a new exchange monthly volume record.

  • SIFMA Securitization Group Supports Securitization Reform - Calls for Coordination Among Regulators

    Date 01/07/2010

    In a comment letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's (SIFMA) Securitization Group (SSG) reiterates its support for coordinated, comprehensive securitization reform and for an insolvency safe harbor rule that provides the required certainty to investors, rating agencies and other market participants to continue to participate in the securitization market. However, SIFMA's SSG finds that a proposal by the FDIC achie

  • CME Group Announces Gold Futures Open Interest Record

    Date 01/07/2010

    CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, set a daily open interest record in its gold futures contract yesterday.