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CFTC May Adopt Mutual Fund-Registration Rules as Soon as Today
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission may complete rules as soon as today requiring registration by mutual funds when they have investments in commodities, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Read more...CFTC May Adopt Fund-Registration Rule as Soon as Tomorrow
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission may complete rules as soon as tomorrow requiring registration by mutual funds when they have investments in commodities, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Read more...NASDAQ OMX and IKON GLOBAL MARKETS Launch Spot Gold Futures
NEW YORK -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. , the world's largest exchange group, in partnership with IKON GLOBAL MARKETS, Inc. (IKON), a futures commission merchant registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures ...
Read more...How CFTC missed MF
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is too busy writing new rules to deal with the crisis unfolding right before its very eyes — the collapse of MF Global.That’s the opinion of CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia, who lashed out at his peers yesterday for their “fixation” on rule-making while...
Read more...CFTC Charges Texas Resident Christopher B. Cornett in Foreign Currency Fraud Action
Washington, DC - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of an enforcement action against Christopher B. Cornett of Buda, Texas, charging him with solicitation fraud, issuing false account statements, misappropriating pool participants’ funds, and failing to register in connection with an off-exchange foreign currency (forex) fraud.
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