Calendar Highlights
February 10, 2009
Deadline for comment on proposed rule or order 73 FR 75888.
February 20, 2009
Deadline for comment on proposed rule or order 74 FR 3475.
What's New at the CFTC
CFTC Charges Nicholas Cosmo and Agape Companies with Defrauding Customers of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Commodity Futures Trading Scheme, January 27, 2009
CFTC Obtains Asset Freeze in Fraudulent Solicitation and Misappropriation Case Against International Foreign Currency Firm, Atwood & James, and Michael Kardonick, January 27, 2009
CFTC's Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight Provides Annual Report Guidance to Commodity Pool Operators, January 26, 2009
Statement by CFTC Acting Chairman Michael V. Dunn, January 22, 2009
CFTC Names Michael V. Dunn Acting Chairman, January 20, 2009
CFTC and FinCEN Agree to Share Information, January 16, 2009
CFTC Requests Public Comment on Application Submitted by ELX Futures, L.P. for Designation of a Contract Market, January 16, 2009
New York Court Enters Order Imposing a Fine and Other Sanctions against Boris Shuster of Fort Dix, New Jersey, in a Foreign Currency (Forex) Scam, January 15, 2009
CFTC Charges James Ossie and CRE Capital Corporation with Operating a $25 Million Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme, January 15, 2009
Statement by CFTC Acting Chairman Walter L. Lukken, January 15, 2009
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