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The top US derivatives regulator said Friday that his agency takes market oversight “very seriously” and the agency’s enforcement division has been looking at oil trading during the Iran war.
Commodity exchanges are urging US regulators to withhold approval of Kalshi Inc.’s proposed perpetual oil futures contract and close a loophole that gives retail traders access to offshore platforms.
CFTC analysts flagged unusually well-timed trading ahead of a March 23 Truth Social post in which President Donald Trump postponed planned U.S. strikes on Iranian energy facilities. Billions of dollars in contracts changed hands in the 15 minutes before the announcement. According to sources, analysts identified traders and referred their findings to the CFTC’s enforcement division, but a senior official intervened and asked them to retract the referral. Charles Gorrivan reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)
Kalshi Inc. has filed to launch for an oil-linked futures contract that only expires every decade with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to the company.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission unveiled a proposal Monday to regulate digital asset transactions and markets.
Speculators’ net long position in Mexican peso futures was 52,402 contracts on 29 September, down 22,765 from a week earlier, CFTC data show, as the peso slid. The post Mexican Peso Falls 4% as Speculators Cut Long Bets appeared first on The Rio Times.
Speculators’ net long position in Brazilian real futures was 60,538 contracts on 29 September, up 6,337 from a week earlier, CFTC data show, before Sunday’s election. The post Brazilian Real Bets Rise to 60,538 Before the Vote appeared first on The Rio Times.