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On the heels of launching a futures exchange and receiving approvals from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), the Small Exchange announced it secured a $4 million investment from Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ: IBKR) and Phillip Capital...

On May 19, the Small Exchange announced the launch of a new futures exchange after receiving approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and successfully completing Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) tests. The launch marks a new beginning for the industry, as more market...

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Christopher Giancarlo presented a detailed look into his Digital Dollar Project at the event in Davos. A Fed-Issued Currency The aim of the Digital Dollar Project is to encourage the launch of a central bank digital currency in the United States...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday fined Goldman Sachs & Co. Ltd. — a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) subsidiary — with $1 million. What Happened The New York-based investment giant was fined for failing to keep certain audio recordings required for swap...

Cryptocurrency traders were seemingly undeterred Thursday by Commodity Futures Trading Commission publications warning of pump-and-dump schemes. Eighty-nine percent of the top 100 cryptocurrencies trended up on the day, according to CoinMarketCap.com. The CFTC issued a Customer Protection Advisory...

A new Wall Street Journal report by Jean Eaglesham reveals just how rarely individual bank employees are convicted of crimes. Following the Financial Crisis in which irresponsible lending and trading practices at the big banks nearly led to the collapse of the U.S. financial system, many Americans...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has cracked down on California-based startup Coinflip Inc. for conducting business without registering with the agency or meeting the criteria to qualify for an exemption. On Thursday, the Commission issued a statement saying that it had filed and...

Greenwich Associates, LLC recently released its “15 for ’15,” a list of 15 market structure trends for investors to watch in 2015. Here’s the 15 trends they believe will shape the financial markets in 2015. Related Link: 4 Bank Of America Predictions For 2015 1. Rates...

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission's Bart Chilton pushed to pass new regulations on swaps trades on a global scale on CNBC's Squawk Box Friday morning. Today, the regulations passed 3-1. Related: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Defends 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act "We are doing a cross-...

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Bart Chilton appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box Monday to discuss the Bloomberg News terminal spying scandal and his hopes for future accountability through new regulations on swap-execution facilities. "Once Bloomberg would be under us, under our...

Bart Chilton, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday to discuss having his eye on the digital currency Bitcoin. The peer-to-peer electronic cash system isn't currently managed by a central authority, and because Bitcoin is accepted by many people...

New regulations surrounding the sale and trading of derivatives are set to be in place beginning October 12, and there is still much uncertainty surrounding the fate of these derivatives. Companies from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM) to Ford (NYSE: F) are still awaiting the final say from the...

A four-year investigation into potential manipulation in the silver futures market will likely be scrapped, sources familiar with the situation told CNBC. The sources said that regulators have not been able to find enough evidence to bring a case. The investigation began in 2008 after the...