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News - June17, 2008
MARKET REGULATION ADVISORY NOTICE
Changes to settlement procedures in CBOT Agricultural Futures -
News - June 3, 2008
CFTC ANNOUNCES AGRICULTURAL MARKET INITIATIVES
Washington, DC -- Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced several policy initiatives aimed at addressing concerns in the agricultural futures markets raised at its April 22nd roundtable in Washington, DC. This roundtable was convened to discuss events affecting the agricultural futures markets – including the lack of convergence between the futures and cash prices, the impact of higher margin requirements, and the role of speculators and commodity index traders.
The agricultural roundtable generated high levels of public interest, with over 2,800 individuals watching the forum over the Internet. This was the first time that the CFTC provided a webcast of a public hearing, resulting in broad public involvement from 38 states and 43 countries ranging from Brazil to the United Kingdom.
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