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November 01, 2024

Stopping Gambling on U.S. Elections

**On October 2, an appellate court removed a stay and allowed Kalshi to offer betting on U.S. elections. The CFTC’s appeal is still pending in Federal Court. Through the media, opinion…

Derivatives

Family, friend, and neighbors gathering at a table for 4th of July cookout

June 28, 2023

Grilling in the Face of Soaring Commodity Prices: Impact on Barbecue Essentials

Below is the introduction to our fact sheet. Read the full fact sheet here or click the button below. As the Fourth of July approaches, anticipation fills the…

Fact Sheets

May 25, 2023

Fact Sheet: Stop Speculators From Driving Gas Prices Higher and Ruining Summer Vacations

Below is the introduction to the Fact Sheet. Click here or the button below to read the full Fact Sheet. As Memorial Day approaches, many Americans are excited to kick…

Fact Sheets

May 24, 2022

FTX Application to CFTC for Direct Trading and Clearing

BACKGROUND Leveraged Futures Trading, DCOs, and FCMs Futures trading is conducted using leverage, i.e., traders do not put up 100% of the value of the contract when entering a trade, but…

Fact Sheets

November 23, 2020

Fact Sheet: CFTC Staff Report on April 2020 Volatility & Negative Price Crash in U.S.’s Benchmark Oil Contract Lacks Clear Objectives and Objectivity

See below for the Better Markets Fact Sheet on the events surrounding the CFTC Staff Report on WTI Negative Pricing and Trading Irregularities.

Fact Sheets

October 14, 2020

Better Markets Fact Sheet on CFTC’s Forthcoming Final Position Limits Regulations

After ten years of rulemaking, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has scheduled a public meeting (Oct. 15, 2020) to consider a final speculative position limits framework for derivatives on certain physical commodities.

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May 27, 2020

Fact Sheet: The CFTC’s Proposed 48-Hour Public Reporting Delays for Block Transactions Would Dramatically Reduce Transparency and Fair Competition in the Swaps Markets

On May 22, 2020, Better Markets filed a comment letter on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) recently proposed rulemakings to amend certain public swaps reporting and related regulations. The CFTC’s…

Fact Sheets

May 27, 2020

Fact Sheet: The CFTC’s Proposed Position Limits Regulations Would Not Adequately Curb Excessive Speculation

The CFTC has proposed new limits for speculative trading in commodty markets. For nearly 10 years we have called on the CFTC to implement meaningful position limits, and while this proposal represents…

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April 17, 2020

Fact Sheet: Better Markets, AFREF Urge SCOTUS to Review Second Circuit’s Flawed Decision on Market Manipulation

Better Markets urges the Supreme Court to grant a petition for certiorari and review a Second Circuit’s decision that, unless reversed, will immunize manipulation of U.S. futures markets by those who operate from abroad. That in turn…

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