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January 21, 2009
Deadline for comment on proposed rule or order 73 FR 80367.
What's New at the CFTC
CFTC Sanctions Four Commodity Pool Operators for Failing to File Timely Reports with the National Futures Association, January 9, 2009
CFTC Charges Philadelphia-area Resident Joseph S. Forte with Operating $50 Million Ponzi Scheme, January 8, 2009
CFTC Reopens Public Comment Period on Request to Permit Clearing of Certain OTC Agricultural Swaps, December 24, 2008
CFTC Announces That CME Has Certified a Proposal to Clear Credit Default Swaps, December 23, 2008
CFTC Registers International Derivatives Clearinghouse, LLC as a Derivatives Clearing Organization, December 22, 2008
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