Talk:Derivative

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Relevant articles to integrate on "Regulation"

Congressional populists have gained the upper hand in the debate over how to regulate the derivatives market, placing banks and securities dealers on the defensive in their quest to have Congress apply a light touch to the multitrillion-dollar industry.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/cda_20090604_2249.php

On Tuesday, the biggest players in the over-the-counter derivatives committed to overhauling and improving the infrastructure and workings of that market. The concessions were unusual for Wall Street, both in their specificity and the fact that they included a strict time-line within which the reforms had to be implemented.

On the other hand, given the recent statements by Gary Gensler, the freshly-installed chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the proposals could be seen as a pre-emptive strike against m0re aggressive regulation.

Of just the sort outlined by Gensler in testimony before a Senate Committee on Thursday. Extracts below, emphasis FT Alphaville’s:

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/06/04/56649/cftc-calls-for-sweeping-otc-derivatives-regulation/