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China makes FX rules ready for foreigners to trade its commodity futures
August 3rd, 2015
Foreign investors will be allowed to transfer either foreign currency or yuan funds into China to trade in the country’s commodity futures markets, the foreign exchange regulator said on Friday. The imminent opening of its booming commodity futures market ...
NFA takes emergency enforcement action against commodity trading advisor
July 31st, 2015
National Futures Association (NFA) announced today that it has taken an emergency enforcement action against Jonathan Parker (Parker), an NFA Member commodity trading advisor (CTA) located in Woodstock, Ga. This action was taken to protect Parker’s customers since NFA believes that ...
CFTC Staff Announces it is Issuing No-Action Relief from Introducing Broker and Commodity Trading Advisor
June 8th, 2015
CFTC Staff Announces it is Issuing No-Action Relief from Introducing Broker and Commodity Trading Advisor Registration to Persons Located Outside the United States Engaged in Activities on behalf of Customers that are International Financial Institutions The U.S. Commodity Futures ...
ESMA releases final guidelines clarifying the definition of commodity derivatives under MiFID I
May 7th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published guidelines on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) I. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a common, uniform and consistent application of the definitions of commodity derivatives ...
Bitcoin moves from Commodity to Payment Currency
April 16th, 2015
Bitcoin is becoming an actual currency for everyday use among consumers more than a traded commodity, according to recently released BitPayresearch. The data indicated the total number of bitcoin transactions more than doubled last year. The value of the average bitcoin order ...
Commodity currencies feel heat; dollar, yen, euro stable
January 30th, 2015
Commodity currencies nursed hefty losses on Friday, as investors sent the Australian dollar to 5 1/2 year lows as they bet on the Australian central bank reducing interest rates when it meets next week. While currencies from energy and resource producing countries, such ...
Pepperstone Releases New Commodity Pair
January 23rd, 2015
Pepperstone has released an exciting new commodity pair for all traders: Natural Gas – symbol XNG/USD Natural Gas is an energy commodity that is affected by factors such as unexpected weather related demand, fossil fuel prices as well as ...
CFTC Issues Order of Registration for the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.
January 21st, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) announced today that it has issued an Order of Registration to the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Tokyo, Japan. Under the Order, TOCOM is permitted ...
Yen benefits from falling oil prices; commodity currencies slide
December 9th, 2014
The yen edged higher on Tuesday as a fall in oil prices dented risk appetite and prompted investors to trim short positions in the Japanese currency. Commodity currencies extended their recent losses, with the Australian dollar setting a four-year low, while ...
Commodity Benchmarks Seen Open to Manipulation, Law Firm Says
December 8th, 2014
Almost two-thirds of commodity market participants say that benchmarks used to set the price of everything from crude oil to ethanol to zinc are vulnerable to manipulation, according to a new study. The report, to be published today by ...
