| Exclusive: MF Global triggers regulatory rethink at CFTC - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered an extensive review of how futures brokerages are regulated, following the collapse of MF Global three months ago, a CFTC official told Reuters on Wednesday. CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler ordered the review after questions emerged about whether the CFTC or exchange-operator CME Group, whose self-regulatory arm ...
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| Commodity Trading – Chapter 1: History of Commodity Trading - Unbelievably Futures Trading dates back to 17th Century Japan. The first ever case noted concerned rice. However, there is also evidence that rice futures were traded in China as far back as 6,000 years ago.
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| Van Eck Plans Momentum Commodities ETF - Van Eck plans a broad future-based commodities ETF using a momentum strategy.New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global filed paperwork with the U.S.
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| MF Global Triggers Regulatory Rethink at CFTC - The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered an extensive review of how futures brokerages are regulated, following the collapse of MF Global three months ago, a CFTC official told Reuters on Wednesday.
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| A lost commodity - On Thursday, MF Global’s former chief risk officer, Michael Roseman, testified to the House Financial Services Committee that his forewarnings of MF taking on too much risk led to his dismissal in early 2011, some 10 months before Jon Corzine’s wild bets bankrupted the firm. As the Commodity...
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| NASDAQ OMX and IKON GLOBAL MARKETS Launch Spot Gold Futures - NEW YORK -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. , the world's largest exchange group, in partnership with IKON GLOBAL MARKETS, Inc. (IKON), a futures commission merchant registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures ...
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| SECP proposes rules for PMEX - ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has approved regulations governing market to improve trading activities at the Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited (PMEX) through promotion of liquidity and efficiency.
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| Will MF Global Customer Interests Be Crushed by Big Banks? - The MF Global trustee released an update discussing fund movements in the final days of the broker's solvency, but customers are still left wondering whether they'll be made whole.
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| GMX Resources Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual 2011 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information - OKLAHOMA CITY -- GMX RESOURCES INC., today announces that the Company will release its 2011 fourth quarter and annual financial and operational results after the close of trading on the New York Stock ...
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