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  1. EXCLUSIVE: FERC investigating hedge funds, financial traders for market manipulation

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    Mon, 21 Jan 2008

    exclusive jurisdiction over the futures markets and that FERC is acting outside ..... while the CFTC has authority over futures markets , FERC's enforcement action ..... exclusive jurisdiction over the futures markets and that the EPAct does not

  2. OGFJ Exclusive: FERC considers penalties for ‘market manipulation’

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    Sat, 1 Mar 2008

    exclusive jurisdiction over the futures markets and that FERC is acting outside ..... while the CFTC has authority over futures markets , FERC’s enforcement action ..... exclusive jurisdiction over the futures markets and that the EPAct does not

  1. CFTC serves as 'cop on the beat,' protects market from fraud and abuse

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    Thu, 1 Nov 2007

    alleging manipulation of the NYMEX futures market price under the Energy Policy ..... jurisdiction of the CFTC to police the futures markets . The FIA, joined by the Managed ..... Congress passed the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (CFMA) that made

  2. CFTC serves as ‘cop on the beat,’ protects market from fraud and abuse

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    Thu, 1 Nov 2007

    alleging manipulation of the NYMEX futures market price under the Energy Policy ..... jurisdiction of the CFTC to police the futures markets . The FIA, joined by the Managed ..... Congress passed the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (CFMA) that made

  3. CFTC reauthorization suggests energy trading rules changes

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    Wed, 1 Mar 2006

    commodities markets and monitors the futures markets , including a review of any dramatic ..... unusual change” in natural gas futures prices, the CFTC must review the ..... conduct surveillance of not just the futures and options markets, but all contracts

  4. A safer bet

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    Wed, 1 Sep 2010

    speculators." Arguably, the popularity of energy futures as an investment does add a premium to their price beyond ..... hedge funds add stability and much-needed liquidity to futures markets . In truth they are more focused on playing the spread

  5. Transocean awarded contracts for drillships Discoverer Spirit and Deepwater Millennium

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    Thu, 1 Dec 2005

    benchmark Brent crude and gas oil futures contracts will retain “IPE” in their ..... as well as the company’s futures market data business will operate ..... following the recent transition of its futures markets to electronic trading. ICE is based in Atlanta

  6. Hedge Funds Driving energy trading activity

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    Fri, 1 Oct 2004

    financial (paper) trading in futures and other instruments. Most mature ..... that well in the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission data (the CFTC ..... funds to look farther out in the futures markets to take positions in 2005 and 2006

  7. Oil commodities outperform oil stocks in 2004

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    Tue, 1 Feb 2005

    between oil stock values and oil futures prices stem from the way in which ..... For example, one can buy or sell futures contracts with little cash down ..... Margin is a performance guarantee in futures markets , whereas in the stock market the

  8. Hedge funds and petroleum markets: a primer

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    Fri, 1 Oct 2004

    physical petroleum or in trading futures , options or Over the Counter instruments ..... are commonly exchange-traded futures and options specialists, including ..... hedge fund participation in the futures markets and elsewhere for the historic