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Written Testimony Of CFTC Acting Chairman Walter Lukken, House Committee On Agriculture

Date 11/09/2008

Click here to download the written testimony of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken before the House Committee on Agriculture.
FIA Statement On CFTC Index Trader

Date 11/09/2008

The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement from FIA President John Damgard regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s staff report on commodity swap dealers and index traders:
SEC Chairman Cox Praises House Passage of Bill to Further Bolster SEC’s Gold Standard Law Enforcement

Date 11/09/2008

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation that would provide new investor protection measures and further bolster the SEC’s enforcement program that already is recognized as the world’s most effective and successful in policing the markets and protecting investors.
CME Group Statement On CFTC Staff Report On Swap Dealers And Index Traders

Date 11/09/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today issued the following statement in response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) report on Swap Dealers and Index Traders:
ICE Reiterates Standard Weekend Market Hours For Energy Futures Markets

Date 11/09/2008

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, issued a reminder in advance of Hurricane Ike that all ICE OTC markets, including the Henry Hub natural gas swap, are open around-the-clock throughout the weekend, per the exchange's standard seven-day per week operating schedule.

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit At 60 Cents - Daily Price Limit For Trade Date September 12, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 11/09/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date September 12, 2008 (effective with the September 11 evening session).
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date September 12, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 11/09/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date September 12, 2008 (effective with the September 11 evening session).
Mark K. Schonfeld, Director Of New York Regional Office, Leaving After 12 Years Of Service At SEC

Date 11/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Mark K. Schonfeld, the Director of the New York Regional Office, will conclude 12 years of dedicated service when he leaves the agency at the end of September to become a partner at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he will be co-head of the Securities Enforcement Defense practice and a member of the White Collar Defense, Investigations and Crisis Management practices.
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market: Cross-border Banking Groups Supervision, EUROFI Conference, Nice, 11 September 2008

Date 11/09/2008

Supervision of cross-border Banking Groups has been discussed at length over the last couple of years. The first step was the adoption of the CRD in 2006 with an innovative regime for model validation. The powers of the consolidating supervisors were significantly increased. This has been very effective for supervisory cooperation. For some groups, colleges of supervisors have been established. Pushing the debate further, the Commission organised a conference on supervisory ar
Thailand Futures Exchange Welcomes New Brokers And Reschedules Product Launches

Date 11/09/2008

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) welcomes nine new members who will start trading on September 22. The exchange also reschedules its new products launches-single stock futures in November 2008 and gold futures in early 2009.