CFTC Finds One Area for Improvement A rule enforcement review of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) and the Commodity Exchange (Comex) by the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight has yielded a recommendation that both exchanges institute a better way to monitor position limit exemptions. Market participants can exceed position limits as long as they… Read More >>
CME to Close Outcry Options Trading in NYC
CME Group officials report that they will close the exchange company’s New York trading floor for outcry trading by the end of 2016 because of declining volumes for open outcry options. The affected venues are the Commodity Exchange (Comex), a designated contract market that offers products subject to Comex rules and regulations, and the New… Read More >>