CFTC Releases September 18 Hearing Details - Hearing To Examine Trading On Regulated Exchanges And Exempt Commercial Markets

Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the list of invited participants expected to testify at the September 18 hearing to examine the oversight of trading on regulated futures exchanges and exempt commercial markets (ECMs).

The hearing schedule and invited witnesses include:

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Commission Opening Statements
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Panel I – CFTC Witnesses Terry S. Arbit General Counsel John F. Fenton Deputy Director for Market Surveillance, Division of Market Oversight Jeffrey H. Harris Chief Economist Richard A. Shilts Director, Division of Market Oversight
10:30am – 12:00 p.m.	Panel II – Trading Facilities Craig S. Donohue Chief Executive Officer & Director, CME Group, Inc. James E. Newsome President & Chief Executive Officer, New York Mercantile Exchange Richard L. Sandor Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Climate Exchange Jeffrey C. Sprecher Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, InterContinental Exchange, Inc.
1:00 – 2:30 p.m	Panel III – Market Users Laura Campbell Assistant Manager for Energy Resources, Memphis Light Gas & Water Member, American Public Gas Association John M. Damgard President, Futures Industry Association R. “Skip” Horvath President, The Natural Gas Supply Association Witness to be determined Huntsman Corporation
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.	Panel IV – Market Users Sean Cota President, Cota & Cota, Inc., of Bellows Falls, Vermont; President, New England Fuel Institute; Northeast Chair, Petroleum Marketers Association of America John G. Gaine President, Managed Funds Association Craig Pirrong Professor & Director of Energy Markets for Global Energy Management Institute University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business Greg Zerzan Counsel & Head of Global Public Policy, International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc.

The CFTC will present findings based on this public proceeding to help inform the debate when Congress considers CFTC reauthorization. The hearing is open to the public and will be held in the CFTC Washington, DC headquarters, first floor hearing room.

For those unable to attend the hearing, a listen-only teleconference capability is available. Participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation. The Conference ID # is 16929103, and the “Leader’s Name” is “Walt Lukken”.

The dial in numbers are:

Domestic Toll Free: 866-811-0403
International Toll: 702-495-1249.