The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is the federal agency created by Congress to regulate futures trading. The Commodity Exchange Act of 1974 became effective April 21, 1975. Previously, futures trading had been regulated by the Commodity Exchange Authority of the USDA. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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See Commodity Futures Trading Commission The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
The Federal agency that is responsible for regulating futures trading in the United States. American Banker Glossary
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Acronym for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as created by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974. This government agency regulates the nation's commodity futures industry. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission - the US futures regulator. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
The US Federal regulatory agency for futures traded on commodity markets. Exchange Handbook Glossary
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission; a US organization that checks and controls trading in futures
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Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
The US government agency responsible for regulating domestic futures and options exchanges and their members.
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CFTC UK US noun
► GOVERNMENT, FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ABBREVIATION for COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION(Cf. ↑Commodity Futures Trading Commission): an official US organization that checks and controls the way futures are traded: »
The CFTC alleged that a Florida-based company violated commodities laws by acting as an unregistered trading advisor.
Financial and business terms. 2012.