2008 General Press Releases
Statement of CFTC Acting Chairman Walter Lukken Regarding Recent Market Developments, pr5543-08
September 9, 2008CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Request by Chicago Board of Trade to Amend its Wheat Futures Contract, 5541-08
August 29, 2008 August 26, 2008CFTC Designates NYSE Liffe, LLC as a Contract Market, 5533-08
August 19, 2008 August 1, 2008 July 31, 2008CFTC Appoints Lenel Hickson as Acting Regional Administrator in the New York Eastern Regional Office, 5528-08
July 29, 2008Opening Statement of CFTC Acting Chairman Walt Lukken Before the Agricultural Advisory Committee, CFTC Statement
July 24, 2008Statement of Acting Chairman Walter L. Lukken Regarding Enforcement Case Related to National Crude Oil Investigation, CFTC Statement
July 24, 2008CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee to Meet July 29, 2008, 5522-08
July 22, 2008Interagency Task Force on Commodity Markets Releases Interim Report on Crude Oil, 5520-08
July 14, 2008 July 11, 2008CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee to Meet July 15, 2008, 5518-08
July 9, 2008CFTC Announces Appointment of Stephen J. Obie as Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement, 5517-08
July 9, 2008Enforcement Director Gregory Mocek to Leave CFTC, 5516-08
July 8, 2008CFTC Seeks Public Comment on Request to Permit Clearing of Certain OTC Agricultural Swaps, 5515-08
July 7, 2008CFTC Amends No-Action Letter Issued to the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, 5514-08
June 17, 2008CFTC Requests Public Comment on Petition from ICE Clear Europe, Ltd., 5512-08
June 17, 2008CFTC Conditions Foreign Access on Adoption of Position Limits on London Crude Oil Contract, 5511-08
June 13, 2008CFTC Held its Second International Manipulation Enforcement Conference, June 11-12, 2008, 5509-08
June 10, 2008CFTC Announces Interagency Task Force to Study Commodity Markets, 5508-08
June 9, 2008CFTC Committee to Discuss Energy Markets, 5507-08
June 5, 2008U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Hosts International Energy Market Manipulation Conference, 5506-08
June 3, 2008CFTC and SEC Approve Trading of Futures and Option Contracts on Gold ETF, 5505-08
June 3, 2008CFTC Announces Agricultural Market Initiatives, 5504-08
May 29, 2008CFTC Announces Multiple Energy Market Initiatives, 5503-08
May 23, 2008CFTC Applauds Enactment of Agency Reauthorization Legislation, 5501-08
May 14, 2008New Study Finds Silver Futures Market is Functioning Properly, 5499-08
May 13, 2008CFTC Awarded Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting, 5498-08
May 2, 2008CFTC Names Members of the Energy Markets Advisory Committee, 5496-08
May 1, 2008 May 1, 2008CFTC Requests Public Input on Possible Regulation of “Event Contracts”, 5493-08
April 22, 2008Opening Statement Acting Chairman Walt Lukken, Agricultural Markets Roundtable, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters, CFTC Statement
April 21, 2008Agriculture Forum Agenda and Participant Details Released, 5489-08
April 17, 2008CFTC to Participate in the Seventh Annual Money Smart Week, 5487-08
April 15, 2008CFTC Announces Agriculture Roundtable Participants, 5486-08
April 10, 2008CFTC Announces Details of April 22 Agricultural Forum, 5484-08
April 2, 2008 April 1, 2008 March 31, 2008Statement of Acting Chairman Walt Lukken Regarding Department of Treasury’s Blueprint for Modernizing the Financial Regulatory Structure, CFTC Statement
March 28, 2008 March 19, 2008CFTC Announces Forum to Discuss Recent Events in Agricultural Markets, 5474-08
March 18, 2008 March 17, 2008CFTC Statement on MF Global, CFTC Statement
March 12, 2008CFTC Hosts International Regulators to Discuss Futures Industry Issues, 5469-08
March 11, 2008CFTC, SEC Sign Agreement to Enhance Coordination, Facilitate Review of New Derivative Products, 5468-08
March 7, 2008 March 6, 2008CFTC Releases Rule Enforcement Reviews of Three Exchanges, 5466-08
March 4, 2008CFTC Approves Program Designed to Allow for Increased Capital Efficiency and Transparency, 5463-08
February 28, 2008CFTC Statement on MF Global Wheat Futures Trading, 5462-08
February 13, 2008CFTC Establishes New Energy Markets Advisory Committee, 5455-08
February 12, 2008 February 8, 2008CFTC Approves Price Limit Increase for Wheat Futures Contracts, 5452-08
February 8, 2008CFTC Acting Chairman Lukken Comments on DOJ Letter to Department of the Treasury, 5450-08
February 7, 2008 February 4, 2008Jill E. Sommers Appointed to Chair CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee, 5445-08
February 4, 2008CFTC Applauds President’s Recommendation for Increased Agency Funding, 5444-08
January 21, 2008 January 18, 2008CFTC Chairman Announces Appointment of New York, Chicago and Kansas City Regional Administrators, 5439-08
January 17, 2008CFTC Provides Annual Report Guidance to Commodity Pool Operators, 5438-08
January 16, 2008CFTC Proposes to Expand Registration Exemption for Foreign-Based Intermediaries, 5436-08
January 3, 2008