On July 21, 2025, in Commodity Futures Trading Commission et al. v. TMTE Inc et al., a Texas district court denied summary judgment to both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and two individual defendants in a...more
On 30 January 2020 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved on a 3-2 vote proposed rules addressing position limits on speculative derivatives (Position Limits Proposal). The Position Limits Proposal has a...more
California Federal Court Tosses CFTC Enforcement Action Against Precious Metals Dealer, Rejecting Commission View of “Actual Delivery” and “Manipulative or Deceptive Device” The California federal court judge who, at the...more
Treasury Calls for Better Coordination to Improve SEC and CFTC Efficiencies; Recommends Review of SROs to Minimize Conflicts and Increase Transparency: Last week, the US Department of Treasury called for more coordination...more
UK Court Authorizes LME to Proceed With Reform of Physical Warehouse Network - The UK Court of Appeals held that the London Metal Exchange may proceed with a previously announced plan aimed at shortening the amount of...more