Commodities

Greece's Papandreou wants to curb speculation. Actually, we need more of it.
Christian Science Monitor
In commodity futures exchanges – the oldest and best established derivatives markets – a speculator is a trader who is neither a producer nor a user of the ...
Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as allyBusinessWeek
Yen, Dollar Drop on Signs Greece May Receive European SupportBloomberg

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Risk.net

CFTC Urges For More Transparency In Derivatives Trading (GS)
Benzinga
According to a report by the Financial Times, The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a financial regulator in the US, has urged for greater ...
CFTC chairman urges new CDS regulationsGlobal Investor (subscription)
CFTC Chief Calls for New Credit-Derivatives RulesWall Street Journal
CFTC urges end to derivatives secrecyFinancial Times
Risk.net -Emii.com -BloggingStocks (blog)
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Boston Globe

OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Flat, Oil Inventory Jump Feared
Wall Street Journal
(but) if we build again, I have to believe we'll get some kind of correction," said Tom Bentz, a broker and analyst with BNP Paribas Commodity Futures Inc. ...
Oil Falls for the First Time in Three Days as Dollar GainsBusinessWeek
CORRECTED - NYMEX-Crude up on economic optimism, weak dollarReuters
Oil Surges to Eight-Week High Amid Signs of US Recovery and Weak DollarJakarta Globe
Oil & Gas Journal -Tehran Times -Xinhua
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Banks battle for record inflows into commodities
Financial Times
These ETC products offered by Deutsche Bank will also allow investors to maximise gains and minimise losses from the “rolling” of commodity futures ...

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ALONSO v. US COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Leagle.com
Terry S. Arbit, General Counsel, Bradford M. Berry, Deputy General Counsel, Leslie Randolph, Assistant General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...

The Hindu

Euro leaders aim to ban derivatives speculation
First Post
Gary Gensler of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has called for stricter controls on derivatives trading after the recent wave ...
Swaps Come Under FireWall Street Journal
Europe moves to ban trading in credit default swapsWashington Post
Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, GreeceThe Associated Press
StreetInsider.com (subscription) -Reuters -International Herald Tribune
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Dubai Mercantile Exchange Plans Oil Swaps, Options
BusinessWeek
The exchange is awaiting approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission before introducing the derivatives, based on the DME's Oman crude ...

CFTC crackdown may hurt metals, say traders
American Metal Market
With a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) hearing on increased regulation in the metals futures markets ...
C.F.T.C. Settles Bank of Montreal Trading CaseNew York Times (blog)
Federal Court Orders California Man David Michael Kogan And His Company, First ...Exchange News Direct
MG FinancialistockAnalyst.com (press release)
Commodity Online -HedgeWeek -Easy Bourse
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Former BMO commodities supervisor settles CFTC gas trading charge
Oil & Gas Journal
... to the mismarking and misvaluing of a natural gas options book by a trader he supervised, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Mar. 8. ...
CFTC Fines Former BMO Commodity Derivatives Executive $150000Securities Industry News (subscription)
New York court imposes $150000 fine against former BMO executiveInvestment Executive
Former BMO employee settles with regulatorsGlobe and Mail (blog)

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MiamiHerald.com

BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Lower On Anniversary Of Rebound
Wall Street Journal
European equity markets and commodity futures were also weaker on Tuesday. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.1% in intraday trading. ...
Futures, in Quiet Session, Trade in Tight RangeFOXBusiness
US Markets Post Modest Gains Despite Sell Off In Commodity StocksAHN | All Headline News
Stocks Rise, Shrugging Off Lower InventoriesTheStreet.com
WIBW -The Associated Press
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