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Tag Archives: SEC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission will have authority to decide what derivatives must be centrally cleared rather than letting private parties make the call.
“Central clearing interposes a regulated clearinghouse between the original counterparties in a derivatives transaction and so creates an opportunity to make dealing more transparent.” CNBC video
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Regulations
Tagged abuses, CFTC, clearinghouse, clearinghouses, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, derivative clearinghouse, derivative clearinghouses, derivatives, Finance, Financial Markets, financial reforms, frauds, laws, manipulations, Regulations, risks, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, systemic risks, Timothy Geithner, US Congress, US financial markets, US government, US Treasury
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InTrade should be regulated. InTrade is in total illegality, right now.
CFTC and SEC want authority over foreign exchanges that offer access to U.S. investors. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday recommended legislation that would expand the U.S. futures regulator’s authority over foreign exchanges that … Continue reading
The heads of major exchanges offered somewhat diverging views on plans by the CFTC and the SEC to reconcile their rule books.
The heads of major exchanges offered somewhat diverging views on plans by the CFTC and the SEC to reconcile their rule books. “A big concern shared by both exchange operators is that turf battles have slowed the approval of new … Continue reading
The Obama administration detailed a sweeping plan to more closely oversee the giant market for derivatives.
“The 115-page draft bill would give the bulk of the proposed new powers over derivatives to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission but also keep banking regulators in the mix by granting them authority to … Continue reading
Peer-to-peer lending is crossing the SEC’s hair.
The comment is made in the video by VC Fred Wilson at 21:22 into. Video on the other blog, which is devoted to Internet business models. (This present blog remains focused on prediction markets, and we will be developed greatly … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Regulations
Tagged Fred Wilson, P2P lending, peer-to-peer lending, person-to-person lending, SEC
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EXPLOSIVE DOCUMENT
Harry Markopolos on Bernard Madoff and the Securities Exchange Commission PDF file -
Posted in Finance
Tagged Bernard Madoff, Bernie Madoff, Finance, Harry Markopolos, hedge funds, laws, Regulations, SEC, Securities Exchange Commission
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