Rising CFTC Trader Scrutiny

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Rising CFTC Trader Scrutiny

Recent press reports of Congressional and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission investigations of possible price manipulations involving financial and energy assets have once again raised the question of what types of behavior constitute unlawful manipulation under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), which governs exchange and over-the-counter trading in a wide range of financial and commodities assets and values and can reach activities beyond U.S. borders.

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