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On December 8, the CFTC approved a number of final rules, including (i) amendments requiring designated contract markets (DCMs) to implement certain risk controls relating to market...
Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dawn D. Stump Before Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting Date 17/12/2020 Good morning and welcome to the final Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC or Committee) meeting of 2020. I would like to begin by thanking Chairman Tarbert and my fellow Commissioners for attending today’s meeting. Your contributions to the discussion are much appreciated. I also want to recognize that due to the global nature of this Committee, there are many participating in less than ideal local time zones, and I am very grateful for their willingness to do so. I w...
Advertisement CFTC Final Rules Related to Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants & Related to SEFs and Withdraws Comprehensive Proposals Friday, December 11, 2020 CFTC Unanimously Approves Final Rules Related to Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants On December 8, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved two final rules related to margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers (SD) and major swap participants (MSP). The CFTC approved a final rule that am...
Problem. been around three years hasn't done anything. speculators, ladies and gentlemen, they can pass a law that says can you buy oil future you can got to take delivery. have you got to take those barrels. that takes the wise guys right out of it and basically makes it much harder to be a speculator. what would be wrong with that. >> not a thing. the fact is that a year ago this time. just, well, end of april. people forget gasoline was $4 a gallon. what happened? the cftc started threatening reducing those margin requirements. then the mimex did raise those margin requirements. >> bill: sp...
Problem. been around three years hasn't done anything. speculators, ladies and gentlemen, they can pass a law that says can you buy oil future you can got to take delivery. have you got to take those barrels. that takes the wise guys right out of it and basically makes it much harder to be a speculator. what would be wrong with that. >> not a thing. the fact is that a year ago this time. just, well, end of april. people forget gasoline was $4 a gallon. what happened? the cftc started threatening reducing those margin requirements. then the mimex did raise those margin requirements. >> bill: sp...