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… and the tenets of his influential “Spirit of Democratic Capitalism” 1 and Arthur Brooks and his superb “Road to … modeled on the U.S. futures markets and biased against both human discretion and technological innovation. … to 21 st century financial markets. 52 It is also a threat against which the federal government 53 has been a poor …
Remarks of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam at the Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy
… transparency, mitigating systemic risk, and protecting against market abuse. 9 These initiatives include: (i) moving … trades to trade repositories; and (iv) instituting higher capital requirements for non-centrally cleared contracts. 10 … innovative markets. And, we have to accomplish all of this against a backdrop of rapidly developing technologies …
… But, there is more to do. Our rules are new, and as we gain experience with their application in the marketplace, … future. We are also working on two other rules regarding capital and position limits. Congress mandated that we … in our enforcement efforts, as evidenced by our orders against banks that have tried to manipulate interest rate …
… or be economically equivalent to futures contracts, also gained traction. These markets now dwarf exchange traded … of swap dealers and major swap participants, including capital, margin, reporting, recordkeeping, and business … about the proposal and was the only Commissioner to vote against it. I must say that I still have grave concerns in …
… and addressing new and emerging risks with knowledge gained from a decade of recovery and almost a century of … of exchanges and their members, and prevent and act against fraud or manipulation by any person in such markets. … innovation that addresses these risks and supports capital allocation. The CFTC’s mission focused on risk …
… better, innovations. LabCFTC’s knowledge and expertise gained from its dialogue can promote technology-neutral … technology without compromising market integrity or capitalism. The second component of LabCFTC, called CFTC … products. Bitcoin futures would provide a new platform to gain or hedge exposure to bitcoin’s volatility. Given their …
… their investors. And it allows end-users and consumers to gain access to critical commodities in a cost-effective, … and efficiently. We need to do so, while also guarding against dangers that may start outside our borders, but flow … risks. Our financial markets are the wellspring of capitalism – they allow new, useful ideas to receive the …
… default swaps (CDSs) and OTC transactions, increasing capital requirements, increasing cooperation and … obvious: he never asks a single seer for some assistance in gaining the right perspective. We’re already a step ahead of …
… worldwide. Both crises illustrate the speed with which capital can move, and markets can fall, when problems hit. … of other nations where possible. I believe Asia has much to gain from building this new global regulatory framework. It …
… and abilities to communicate with each other and allocate capital and intellectual assets to where those resources can … losing the industry’s first battle “pitting” the floor against the electronic format—no pun intended. Recently, ICE … with NYMEX, utilizing a CFTC “no action” letter to gain electronic screen access to U.S. customers. In issuing …