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D.C Circuit rebuffs FERC's reach to regulate natural gas futures contracts
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- USA
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- March 15 2013
The D.C. Circuit issued an opinion on March 15, 2013, finding that FERC lacks jurisdiction to penalize alleged manipulation of natural gas futures
Court doubts FERC jurisdiction to police NYMEX trades
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- USA
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- February 8 2013
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 preserved the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's exclusive jurisdiction over futures transactions on commodity
CFTC guidance on certain physical commercial agreements for the supply and consumption of energy
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- USA
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- November 19 2012
On November 14th, the CFTC's Office of General Counsel provided its view regarding the classification of certain physical commercial agreements for the supply and consumption of energy that provide flexibility set forth in the CFTC's joint rulemaking with the SEC entitled Further Definition of "Swap"; "Security-Based Swap"; and "Security-Based Swap Agreement"; Mixed Swaps; Security-Based Swap Agreement Recordkeeping
CFTC issues two proposed orders to provide relief from CEA
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- USA
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- October 17 2012
In anticipation of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act coming into effect on October 12, in late August, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued two proposed orders intended to provide relief from certain provisions of the Commodities Exchange Act ("CEA") for transactions relating or linked to the physical delivery of electricity
CFTC exempts certain electric power transmission transactions
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- USA
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- August 27 2012
On August 21st, the CFTC approved a proposed order that would exempt certain specified transactions of Regional Transmission Organizations ("RTOs") and Independent System Operators ("ISOs") from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations
CFTC proposes order exempting non-financial energy derivative transactions from the Commodity Exchange Act
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- USA
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- August 20 2012
On August 17th, the CFTC published for comment a proposed order that would exempt certain non-financial energy derivative transactions between and amongst government-owned electric utilities and cooperatively-owned electric utilities from most of the requirements of the Commodity Exchange Act
Natural gas commodity fraud convictions affirmed
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- USA
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- June 4 2012
On May 18th, the Fifth Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions and sentences for conspiring to submit false physical natural gas trade data to industry publications in order to manipulate the financial trade price for natural gas
Congressional calls for CFTC crackdown
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- USA
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- March 12 2012
On March 5th, Reuters reported that Democratic members of Congress have urged the futures regulator to crack down on excessive speculation in oil markets
Arcadia's physical commodity defense
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- USA
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- October 10 2011
On October 4th, Fox Business summarized the motion to dismiss filed by Arcadia Petroleum Ltd., whom the CFTC accuses of manipulating the price of oil
Energy market speculation at record high
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- USA
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- March 21 2011
On March 18th, FINalternatives reported that hedge fund speculation in the energy markets is at alltime highs
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