Coming off a busy 2024, we expect that 2025 will be a landmark year for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission). Rostin Behnam’s resignation as Chairman on January 20 marked the end of the Biden...more
3/11/2025
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On November 21, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2024. Those rules had defined language in the definitions of...more
12/16/2024
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On October 15, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) adopted final rules imposing speculative position limits in derivative contracts referencing 25 agricultural, metals and energy commodities (the...more