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  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    InterviewCryptocurrencies
    SEC chair urges ‘one rule book’ for crypto to avoid gaps in oversight

    Gary Gensler seeks to share information with derivatives agency to better regulate digital assets

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    Gemini Trust Company
    CFTC sues Gemini Trust over statements ahead of bitcoin futures launch

    Complaint comes as Winklevosses’ digital asset exchange announces plan to lay off 10% of staff

  • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
    On Wall StreetGary Silverman
    Farmers fear crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried will cost them sleep

    Agricultural groups criticise FTX plan for round-the-clock risk management in leveraged futures market

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Derivative exchanges
    Did a major financial institution kinda maybe slightly default in March 2020?

    Iceman says so

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Derivative exchanges
    Wall Street brokers question FTX futures trading plan

    Cryptocurrency exchange would replace intermediaries with automated risk management

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    News in-depthArchegos Capital Management
    Why did Wall Street loan billions to alleged fraudster Bill Hwang?

    Federal indictment against Archegos founder shines light on risk controls at sophisticated trading desks

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    Oil futures
    Texts reveal UK traders exulting over negative oil price in 2020

    ‘Please don’t tell anyone what happened today lads,’ message from court papers said, as WTI hit minus $37

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    Interview
    US crypto needs clearer rules before punishment, says watchdog member

    CFTC commissioner Dawn Stump warns against ‘regulating through enforcement’

  • Friday, 29 October, 2021
    Due Diligence
    Wall St whistleblower hits jackpot. More to follow? Premium content

    Plus, T Rowe Price makes a move into alternative assets

  • Thursday, 28 October, 2021
    News in-depthWhistleblowing
    Will record $200m payout tempt a new army of Wall St whistleblowers?

    CFTC award to ex-Deutsche employee was almost seven times larger than regulator’s second-biggest payout

  • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
    Whistleblowing
    Deutsche Bank whistleblower paid $200m in record reward

    Payment made for information that led to enforcement action by US and overseas regulators

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    Tether to pay $41m for claim its coins were fully backed by dollars

    Commodity Futures Trading Commission also issues $1.5m penalty against crypto exchange Bitfinex

  • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
    Heath Tarbert
    Ex-CFTC chair joins Citadel Securities 27 days after leaving regulator

    Heath Tarbert appointed chief legal officer at Ken Griffin’s market making firm

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    US Dollar
    Bets against dollar ratchet up despite rebound

    Investment groups remain gloomy about greenback’s prospects despite a bounce this month

  • Sunday, 17 January, 2021
    Rana Foroohar
    Wall Street’s new sheriff is on a mission

    Joe Biden’s likely choice for Securities and Exchange Commission chair will shake things up

  • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
    Oil
    CFTC report into negative oil price stops short of naming culprits

    US regulator says plunge below $0 in April is ‘not a super-simple story’

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    When crypto exchanges decentralise

    The latest criminal charges against BitMEX pose serious questions about what might happen to the crypto universe when exchanges are forced to decentralise.

  • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
    Cryptocurrencies
    US charges bitcoin exchange founders over money laundering

    BitMEX executives accused of operating an unregistered trading platform

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
    Derivatives
    US regulator welcomes water futures as tool to manage climate risk

    CFTC commissioner hails derivatives launched last week on Chicago’s futures exchange

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    Climate change
    CFTC panel red-flags climate change risk to financial system

    Wall Street regulator’s report is first of its kind to outline serious threats from global warming

  • Sunday, 2 August, 2020
    US financial regulation
    CME to pay $3.5m over leak of secret trade data

    US exchange operator admits liability in case involving oil and natural gas options

  • Thursday, 23 July, 2020
    US derivatives regulator pares back international oversight

    CFTC passes two important rules, including one limiting its authority over cross-border trades

  • Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
    InterviewUS financial regulation
    US regulator investigates oil fund disclosures

    Chairman of CFTC wants to move beyond Dodd-Frank to focus on more recent market issues

  • Monday, 18 May, 2020
    Commodities
    Oil volatility sparks debate on big commodities bets

    CFTC proposes looser rules on position limits for speculators in spite of recent turmoil in crude market

  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2020
    Oil futures
    CFTC warns on return to negative oil prices

    US regulator urges market infrastructure providers to brace for future sub-zero drops

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