CFTC Requires Registration by Mutual Funds With Commodities - Bloomberg

CFTC Requires Registration by Mutual Funds With Commodities
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission adopted rules requiring registration by mutual funds when they have investments in commodities. The five-member commission voted 4-1 to approve the rule in a private voting process, the agency said today.
Speculators' Net Euro Shorts $23.3 Billion, Down 10%: CFTC Wall Street Journal
Obama Said to Request 50% Increase in CFTC Budget for Dodd-Frank BusinessWeek
Obama seeks $308 million budget for CFTC Reuters
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CFTC PRECIOUS METALS: Funds Stock Up On Gold For 4th Week - Wall Street Journal

CFTC PRECIOUS METALS: Funds Stock Up On Gold For 4th Week
Wall Street Journal
By Tatyana Shumsky Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Managed funds flocked to bullish bets on gold for the fourth consecutive week, according to Friday afternoon data from the Commodity futures Trading Commission.

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CFTC-Speculators add to net longs in NYMEX/ICE natgas - Reuters

CFTC-Speculators add to net longs in NYMEX/ICE natgas
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NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Money managers in natural gas futures, options and swaps added to their net long position for the third straight week, according to data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission released on Friday.

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CFTC BASE METALS: Funds Boost Bullish Copper Bets By 60% - Wall Street Journal

CFTC BASE METALS: Funds Boost Bullish Copper Bets By 60%
Wall Street Journal
By Matt Day Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Money managers lifted their bullish bets on Comex copper futures and options by 60% during the week ended Tuesday, according to data released Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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Analysis: CME Group prepares to slim super-sized board - Reuters


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Analysis: CME Group prepares to slim super-sized board
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And CME's board is the only major US exchange operator that falls short of the standard of its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, for public director representation. CFTC recommends that public directors account for 35 percent of ...
CME to shrink board of directors Crain's Chicago Business
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S&P cuts CME Group rating due to MF Global risk Dairy Herd Management
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CFTC creates HFT subcommittee. - Finextra


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CFTC creates HFT subcommittee.
Finextra
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has voted to set up a subcommittee on high frequency trading in a bid to better understand its effects on the market. Since the flash crash of May 2010, HFT has been in the sights of regulators ...

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Copper Traders Turn Bullish as Inventories Drop to 2009 Low: Commodities - Bloomberg


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Copper Traders Turn Bullish as Inventories Drop to 2009 Low: Commodities
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Hedge funds and other money managers are holding their biggest bet on rising prices since early August, Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show. Inventories tracked by the London Metal Exchange are already at a two-year low after global mine ...

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