CFTC
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Wall Street May Not Have Biden’s Ear, But Two Guys Who Hate It Do
Gary Gensler and Ted Kaufman are not the kind of people big finance want to see in positions of influence.
Sulking Jay Clayton Shelves ETF Investor Protection Rule
The amazing thing is that such a provision was ever even considered, we suppose.
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CFTC Nominee Brings Enormous Amount Of Recent Practical Experience To The Job
Sure, he’s been a government employee for three-and-a-half years, but that hasn’t stopped Robert Bowes from also being a day-trader.
Deutsche Bank Almost As Good At Preventing Spoofing As At Preventing Money Laundering
That, of course, means another round of fines.
CFTC To Calculate Fines On More Specific Range Of Envelope Backs
There won’t be consistency, but there will be a more consistent range of made-up numbers you have to put on a check.
SEC Turns Previously-Shunned Whistleblower Program Into Handy Economic Stimulus
Jay Clayton & co. have injected $64 million and counting into the economy.
CME Either Got Ahead Of Negative Oil Or Caused It, Depending On Who You Ask
And one of them is asking the CFTC to sort the whole damned mishegas out.
That Unsolicited WhatsApp Message Promising A Can’t-Miss Trading System From An Unsolicited Broker Is Probably Too Good To Be True
In fact, it’s almost certainly a scam, according to the CFTC. Who could imagine such a thing?
If Treasurys Spoofing Exists, The Authorities Are Not OK With It
Of course, they’ll have a hell of a time proving it, but they just want to make themselves clear.
If You Say You’re Gonna Monitor Your Risk Daily, You Should Probably Monitor Your Risk Daily
Especially if you’re gonna lose a few hundred million dollars. Which, by the way, if you had that risk manager…
CFTC Develops Novel DoJ Drafting Technique Of Cut-Rate Regulation
It’s cheap, it’s (somewhat) effective and it makes everyone happy (except for the people going to jail).
Area Lawyer Will Apply What She Learned Representing Ken Griffin To Senior Market Oversight Role At CFTC
Former Citadel lawyer leaving her job at Coinbase for senior markets oversight gig at CFTC...no, really.
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Broke-Ass CFTC Isn’t Protecting Derivatives Data, Probably Can’t And Won’t
Is your hedge fund’s critical proprietary data currently sitting on a machine running Windows 7?
The Best Head Of Hair In The History Of Securities Regulation Is Dead
Rock in peace, Bart Chilton.
CFTC Uses Basic Deductive Reasoning To Charge Staten Island-Based Crypto Trading Firm Named CabbageTech With Fraud
This is what regulators call "A layup."
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Last CFTC Commissioner Needs $31.5 Million Extra To Do Work Of Five CFTC Commissioners
Four more commissioners would be great, too.
What's Left Of The CFTC Is Finally Intrigued By How RenTec Never Loses
What the fuck is Bob Mercer even paying for?
Elizabeth Warren Politely Requests That Federal Regulators Bring Her The Severed Head Of Carl Icahn
BREAKING: The inevitable has occurred.
Headmaster Of Citi's Spoofing Academy Coughs Up $350,000
Turns out the bank's head trader on the Treasury futures desk had a creative approach to the job.
Gary Cohn’s Grundle Has Good Feeling About Interim CFTC Chief
The big man likes the cut of Chris Giancarlo's jib.
Don't F*ck With The CFTC, Royal Bank Of Scotland Edition
When brazenly violating CFTC rules, it's best not to mention the CFTC explicitly.
Citigroup Ran A Spoofing Academy For Junior Traders: CFTC
The greater crime was that Citi's spoofers didn't even spoof all that well.
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The CFTC Will Never Have To Hear The Name ‘Jon Corzine’ Ever Again
Jersey Jon ponies up $5M to just go away...probably.
Carl Icahn To Be Named America's First Ever Secretary of Do Whatever The F@ck You Want
Donald Trump has painted his masterpiece.