CFTC: Fun on the farm

Normally, I wouldn’t be that concerned about things agricultural, but the latest US Farm Bill, passed recently by the US senate, also includes the Commodity Futures and Trading Commission Reauthorisation Act. The CFTC effectively regulates retail FX in the US.

President Bush vetoed the Bill on Wednesday night, but that apparently will cause no more than a short-term delay. According to Drew Niv, chief executive of FXCM, the Bill will lead to the creation of retail FX dealer category, recognising that the OTC is a proper market and not just a pool where sharks swim. It will also close the Zelener loophole that limited the CFTC’s jurisdiction by limiting the regulator to futures, not spot.

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