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Opening Statement, Open Meeting On Proposed Rules Under The Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton

Date 01/10/2010

Remember that great old Chicago song “Beginnings” with the line "Only the beginning, only just the start?”
Kansas City Board Of Trade Sets New Trading Volume Records For Month Of September

Date 01/10/2010

The Kansas City Board of Trade has set new monthly volume records for the exchange as a whole and the Hard Red Winter wheat futures contract for the month of September.
Opening Statement, Public Meeting On First Series Of Proposed Rules Under Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Commissioner Michael V. Dunn

Date 01/10/2010

Today we begin the first steps of implementing the Dodd Frank Act - this country's most significant financial reform bill during my government service. While Congress worked for nearly two years crafting this legislation, they have charged us with implementing it in 360 days. For an agency the size of the CFTC, with very limited fiscal and human resources at its disposal, this will be a Herculean task.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index

Date 01/10/2010

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that SK Telecom Co. Ltd. (South Korea, Telecommunications, 017670.KS) and KT Corp. (South Korea, Telecommunications, 030200.KS) will be removed from the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index.
Opening Statement, Open Meeting On First Series of Proposed Rules Under The Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 01/10/2010

Good morning. This meeting will come to order. This is a public meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to consider issuance of: an interim final rule relating to the time frame for reporting pre-enactment unexpired swaps to a swap data repository or to the CFTC; proposed rules that would prescribe certain financial resource standards for derivatives clearing organizations including derivatives clearing organizat

Statement On Support Of The Dodd-Frank Rulemaking - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 01/10/2010

Statements for the record on each rule: IFR I support today’s Commission vote on the Interim Final Rule. This rule fulfills the Dodd-Frank Act’s requirement that those swaps executed prior to the bill’s enactment that have not expired by the date of enactment must be reported to a registered swap data repository (SDR) or to the Commission. Under this interim final rule, swap participants must preserve pre-enactment swap transaction data and report t
SEC Wins Fraud Trial Against Miami-Based Investment Companies And Their Owners

Date 01/10/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that a federal judge has ruled in the SEC's favor in a trial against two Miami-based companies and three owners charged with fraudulently siphoning investor money through exorbitant, undisclosed commissions and fees in the sale of mutual funds.
CME Group Statement On The Joint CFTC/SEC Report Regarding The Events Of May 6

Date 01/10/2010

CME Group supports the work of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Joint Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues concerning the events of May 6, 2010. As the report details, fundamentally negative financial, economic and political events in Europe and elsewhere contributed to investor uncertainty and impacted participation and liquidity in all market segments at certain times that day.
Financial Stability Oversight Council Holds Inaugural Meeting - An Important Milestone Reached In Implementing The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act

Date 01/10/2010

Convening today for its first meeting, the Financial Stability Oversight Council took a number of important steps to fulfill its mandate under Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. As established under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Council will provide, for the first time, comprehensive monitoring to ensure the stability of our nation's financial system. The Council is charged with identifying threats to the financial stability of the United States; promoti
MGEX Breaks September Electronic Trading Record - Tops 2009 Total Volume

Date 01/10/2010

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced it opened the new fiscal year by setting a September electronic trading record with 122,800 futures and options contracts trading electronically. September 2010 was also the fifth highest electronic month in the history of the Exchange.