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Position Limits Commodity Futures Contracts

A Position Limit is a limitation on the number of options or futures contracts an investor is allowed to hold. Position Limits are meant to prevent manipulation and excessive speculation in the market. 
Morgan Lewis

Latest CFTC Position Limits Proposal: If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again

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After a decade of rulemaking efforts, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing revisions to its regulations concerning federal speculative position limits to conform to the Wall Street Transparency and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFTC Proposes New Rules on Position Limits

On January 30, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) voted 3-2 to issue a proposed rulemaking on speculative position limits (the Proposal). The Proposal would apply spot month-only federal...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legal Alert: CFTC Division of Market Oversight Releases Questions for June 19 Roundtable on Position Limits

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will host a public roundtable on June 19, 2014, to discuss questions related to a proposed rulemaking to establish speculative position limits for 28 exempt and agricultural...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Proposes Revised Position Limit Rules

On November 5, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to propose rules that would expand the scope of the CFTC’s speculative position limit requirements for futures, options and swaps. On the same date, the...more

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