FOi's daily roundup of news in brief, 24 February 2010

CFTC holds meeting to discuss metal derivatives tradingThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting to examine precious and base metals futures and options trading. It will take place in Washington on March 25. The meeting will be broadcasted via webcast over the internet. Gary Gensler, the CFTC chairman, said in a statement that: “This month’s meeting will be part of our ongoing look into how the Commission regulates futures and options markets on commodities of finite supply.” He added that: “Our...