Markets

Proposal to the European Commission for a European commodity regulatory authority

In this diplomatic note to EU comissioner of Internal Markets, Michel Barnier, the French government proposes that Internal Markets draft a legislative text to establish a European commodity regulatory authority,

Letter to the U.S. Senate

The letter explains why the CMOC supports a bill to narrow exemptions to trading financial and commodity derivatives contracts on regulated exchanges and opposes broad exemptions to exchange trading proposed by Wall Street and the Coalition of Derivatives End Users.

Letter to the U.S. Senate

The letter proposes deletions and alternative language to the "Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010" that would carve out regulatory exemptions for trades between Coalition members and the financial institutions that trade in unregulated "dark markets."

CFTC should impose tough limits on Wall Street speculators

Minneapolis – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should act immediately to limit excessive speculation by Wall Street firms on energy derivatives trades, a move that will help address extreme volatility in both energy and agricultural markets, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) said in a comment submitte

IATP comment to CFTC on speculative position limits

This comment to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regards a proposed rule to implement speculative position limits for energy contracts.

Commodity Market Deregulation and Food Prices

The 200 million person increase in global food insecurity since 2006 — over one billion according to UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) — did not result from global production failure or a shortage of supply.

Joint Principles for Regulation of the U.S. Financial and Commodity Derivatives Markets

These Principles constitute a common platform for a group of more than 60 consumer groups, business associations, farmer organizations, NGOs, energy traders and independent financial analysts. The platform will be used to persuade the U.S. Congress and regulators to regulate financial and commodity derivatives stringently to prevent another financial industry debacle, and economic crisis.

Letter on Carbon Derivatives Trading

The letter to Senators Boxer and Kerry does not take a position on the overall content of the draft Senate bill on energy and climate change. It advises the Senators that trading carbon emissions derivatives under pending commodity futures legislation could create extreme price volatility that could delay and inhibit investments in Green House Gas reduction technology

Letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

IATP helped draft and signed this letter to advocate regulatory action to prevent excessive speculation and extreme price volatility in the commodity futures markets.