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August 17, 2009
Deadline for comments on proposed rule or order 74 FR 31642.
What's New at the CFTC
Amaranth Entities Ordered to Pay a $7.5 Million Civil Fine in CFTC Action Alleging Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Futures Prices, August 12, 2009
CFTC Chairman Gensler Comments on Treasury Department’s Derivatives Plan, August 11, 2009
CFTC Obtains $7.6 Million Asset Freeze in New York Fraud Matter, August 10, 2009
CFTC Issues a Notice to Suspend or Modify the Registration of Indicted Floor Broker David G. Sklena of Skokie, Illinois, August 7, 2009
Opening Statement of Chairman Gary Gensler, Hearings on Position Limits and Hedge Exemptions, August 5, 2009
CFTC Requests Public Comment on Application by ICE Clear Europe Limited for Registration as a Derivatives Clearing Organization, August 5, 2009
Testimony from the CFTC’s August 5 Hearing on Speculative Position Limits in Energy Futures Markets, August 5, 2009
Instructions for Submitting Comments Regarding CFTC Hearings on Speculative Position Limits in Energy Futures Markets, August 3, 2009
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