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2008 Speeches & Testimony
December 18, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding the Nomination of Gary Gensler, CFTC
December 18, 2008
Statement by Acting Chairman Walt Lukken on Nomination of Gary Gensler, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
December 12, 2008
A Message from the Chairman, CFTC’s FY 2008 Performance and Accountability Report
December 12, 2008
Remarks of Commissioner Bart Chilton “Driving on Ice”, European Union Agriculture and Financial Market Attachés, French Embassy
November 20, 2008
Testimony of Ananda Radhakrishnan Director, Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, House Committee on Agriculture
November 19, 2008
Speech by Commissioner Bart Chilton “Banquet of Consequences”, Environmental Markets Association 12th Annual Fall Conference
November 14, 2008
Statement of Michael V. Dunn Regarding Central Counterparties for Credit Default Swaps, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
November 14, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding Central Counterparties for Credit Default Swaps, CFTC
November 11, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton, CFTC
November 11, 2008
Keynote Address of Acting Chairman Walter L. Lukken, FIA Futures and Options Expo
October 28, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding CFTC/SEC Merger, CFTC
October 15, 2008
Oral Testimony of CFTC Acting Chairman Walter Lukken “Review of Credit Derivatives”, House Committee on Agriculture
October 15, 2008
Written Testimony of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken, House Committee on Agriculture
October 14, 2008
Written Testimony of DCIO Director Ananda Radhakrishnan, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
October 14, 2008
Statement of Michael V. Dunn, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
October 8, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton on Regulation of Credit Default Swaps, CFTC
September 19, 2008
Remarks by Commissioner Jill E. Sommers, “Integrity of the Futures Markets and the Role of Transparency”, Asia Derivatives Conference, Tokyo, Japan
September 17, 2008
Opening Remarks by Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Bart Chilton, CFTC Cooperative Enforcement Conference
September 16, 2008
Written Testimony of CFTC Chief Economist Jeffrey Harris , Senate Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
September 11, 2008
Written Testimony of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken, House Committee on Agriculture
September 5, 2008
Remarks of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Michael V. Dunn, Panel Discussion: “Futures aiding and abetting commodity price instability”, Swiss Futures and Options Association’s, Bürgenstock Meeting
August 14, 2008
Remarks of Commissioner Bart Chilton “A Photographer’s Eye”, Michigan Agri-Business Association
July 29, 2008
Opening Statement of Agricultural Advisory Committee Chairman Michael V. Dunn, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 29, 2008
Opening Statement Commissioner Jill Sommers Before CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 29, 2008
Presentation by Chief Economist Jeff Harris, “Summary of Ongoing Interagency and CFTC Research”, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 29, 2008
Presentation by Chief of Staff Eric Juzenas, “Policy Issues with Identifying and Managing Commodity Bubbles”, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 29, 2008
Presentation by Senior Special Counsel Don Heitman, “History and Current Policy on Agricultural Swaps | Agricultural Trade Options”, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 29, 2008
Presentation by Industry Economist David Kass Before the Agricultural Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 29, 2008
Opening Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton, “Our Progressive Discovery”, Agricultural Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 29, 2008
Opening Statement of CFTC Acting Chairman Walt Lukken Before the Agricultural Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
July 24, 2008
Statement of Acting Director of Enforcement Stephen Obie Regarding Enforcement Case Related to National Crude Oil Investigation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 24, 2008
Statement of Acting Chairman Walter L. Lukken Regarding Enforcement Case Related to National Crude Oil Investigation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
July 15, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding Global Markets Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 15, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Michael V. Dunn Regarding Global Markets Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 15, 2008
Statement Commissioner Jill Sommers Regarding Global Markets Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
July 10, 2008
Oral Testimony of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
July 10, 2008
Written Testimony of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
June 25, 2008
Speech Commissioner Bart Chilton, “The Most Important Thing”, Finance IQ, Second Carbon Trading Conference
June 24, 2008
Written Testimony of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken, House Committee on Agriculture
June 24, 2008
Written Testimony of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
June 23, 2008
Written Testimony of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
June 17, 2008
Written Testimony by Chairman Walter L. Lukken, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Before the Senate Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
June 13, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton on the Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Markets Act , Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
June 10, 2008
Remarks of Commissioner Michael V. Dunn Before the Energy Markets Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
June 10, 2008
Remarks of Commissioner Jill Sommers Before the Energy Markets Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
June 10, 2008
Presentation of Deputy Director for Market Surveillance John Fenton Before the Energy Markets Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
June 10, 2008
Opening Remarks of Committee Chairman Walter Lukken Before the Energy Markets Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
June 10, 2008
Remarks of Commissioner Bart Chilton Before the Energy Markets Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
June 10, 2008
Remarks of General Counsel Terry Arbit Before the Energy Markets Advisory Committee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
May 20, 2008
May 15, 2008
Written Testimony of Jeffrey Harris, Chief Economist and John Fenton, Director of Market Surveillance Before the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives
May 7, 2008
Written Testimony by Acting Chairman Walter L. Lukken, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Before the U.S. Senate, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations
May 7, 2008
Oral Testimony by Acting Chairman Walter L. Lukken, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Before the U.S. Senate, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations
April 29, 2008
Speech by Commissioner Bart Chilton, “Wicked Awesome” Financial Regulation, National Futures Association
April 22, 2008
Presentation by Deputy Director of Market Surveillance John F. Fenton at the Agricultural Forum, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
April 22, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Jill Sommers, Agricultural Markets Roundtable, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
April 22, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton, “Heartburn in the Heartland”, Agricultural Markets Roundtable, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
April 22, 2008
Written Statement by Jeffrey H. Harris, Chief Economist, Agricultural Markets Roundtable, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
April 22, 2008
Statement by Commissioner Michael V. Dunn, Agricultural Markets Roundtable, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
April 22, 2008
Opening Statement CFTC Acting Chairman Walt Lukken, Agricultural Markets Roundtable, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
April 21, 2008
Speech by Commissioner Bart Chilton, "The Ancient Art of Glassmaking", Future and Options Association, London, England
April 16, 2008
Statement by Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding the President's Remarks on Climate Change, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
April 15, 2008
Remarks by Commissioner Bart Chilton, “We Can Do Better”, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Chicago Regional Office
April 10, 2008
Remarks by Commissioner Bart Chilton, “It’s Not Easy Being Green … Markets, in the US”, Carbon Roundtable
April 3, 2008
Written Testimony of Chief Economist Jeffrey Harris Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources , U.S. Senate
March 31, 2008
Statement of CFTC Acting Chairman Walt Lukken Regarding Department of Treasury’s Blueprint for Modernizing the Financial Regulatory Structure, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
March 30, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton on Treasury Blueprint, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
March 28, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton regarding Secretary Paulson's Treasury Department Blueprint on Regulatory Reform, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
March 17, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding NYMEX Emissions Trading , Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters
March 13, 2008
Speech by Acting Chairman Walter Lukken, Building Regulatory Networks, Futures Industry Association Annual Conference
March 11, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Jill Sommers Regarding the CFTC-SEC Memorandum of Understanding, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters
March 11, 2008
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding CFTC-SEC Cooperation , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters
March 11, 2008
Opening Remarks of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken From Press Conference Regarding the CFTC-SEC Memorandum of Understanding, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters
February 27, 2008
Remarks by Commissioner Bart Chilton “Properties of Bamboo”, Futures Industry Association of Asia, Hong Kong
February 8, 2008
Speech by Commissioner Bart Chilton, CFTC’s 'American Idols': Reality Regulation, Commodity Markets Council
February 8, 2008
Keynote Address by Acting Chairman Walt Lukken at the Hofstra University Forex Symposium, Journal of International Business and Law
February 1, 2008
Speech by CFTC Acting Chairman Walt Lukken on Changing Market Behavior through Acceptable Practices, ABA Committee on the Regulation of Futures and Derivative Instruments
January 18, 2008
Speech by Acting CFTC Chairman Walter Lukken on Compliance and Enforcement in Energy Markets-- The CFTC Perspective at the FERC Compliance Summit, FERC Compliance Summit