James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...

At a public meeting on April 27, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) proposed two new rulemakings pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) recently addressed for the first time the CFTC’s definition of a “swap” as it applies to ...

Oral arguments in Kalshi’s lawsuit against New Jersey appeared to go the way of the prediction market, according to lawyers observing the proceedings, as a judge suggested the laws around financial ...

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the US agency that regulates futures and option markets, has tightened its swap dealer definition by altering an important component of it called the ...

The CFTC on Tuesday voted to define when trades are considered swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act, a step that triggers more than a dozen rules under the 2010 financial regulation overhaul. The Commodity ...

Federal agencies are proposing swaps regulations that would exclude insurance products written by regulated insurers from the definition of the term “swap.” Members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

A definition of swap dealer that the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is expected to announce on Feb. 23 could hinder oil and gas producers and others using over-the-counter risk management ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...