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CFTC delays position limit vote as three commissioners express doubts


The Commodity Futures Trading Commission yesterday (December 16) delayed an expected vote on its proposal to limit the number of open positions a trading firm can hold in commodity derivatives.

In its latest public meeting, the US regulator published a proposal to curb excessive speculation in commodity products – as dictated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Bill. However, while all previous meetings had involved a vote by the five CFTC commissioners, the watchdog said...

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