Picture this: You see the corn market offering a profitable futures price. You’re booking your inputs, so you don’t want to tie up cash for a margin call. Plus, committing to your grain delivery time ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - New rules adopted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission governing commodity options and defining statutory terms for over-the-counter swaps go into effect June 26. Adopted at ...

Learn how the Commodity Exchange Act governs U.S. commodities and futures trading, its role in financial markets, and the evolving challenge of cryptocurrency regulation.

Manufacturers often face increasing prices on the raw materials they buy. Higher costs for raw materials can cut into a company's profit margins, especially if competition hamstrings a company's ...

Three US House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats have asked the CFTC questions about the potential impact of unregulated energy commodity swaps and futures on prices. WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 27-- ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Big energy companies like Royal Dutch Shell and commodity merchants like Cargill have a simple argument in pushing back against looming new swap market rules: We're not a bank, so ...

HOUSTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Big energy companies like Royal Dutch Shell and commodity merchants like Cargill [CARG.UL] have a simple argument in pushing back against looming new swap market rules: ...