House moves CFTC reauthorization forward

14 Dec 2007

The House Committee on Agriculture passed a measure to reauthorize Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The move, which reauthorizes the Commission until fiscal year 2013, provides a number of new powers for the regulator including increased authority...

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