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FERC Staff And #PUCT Oppose CFTC Proposal To Permit Private Right Of Action For #RTO/#ISO Transactions

FERC Staff And PUCT Oppose CFTC Proposal To Permit Private Right Of Action For RTO/ISO Transactions In June, the General Counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) opposing the CFTC’s proposed amendment to an order it issued … Continue reading FERC Staff And #PUCT Oppose CFTC Proposal To Permit Private Right Of Action For #RTO/#ISO Transactions

CFTC Proposes Reversing Course, Granting Private Right of Action in Energy Market Manipulation

CFTC Proposes Reversing Course, Granting Private Right of Action in Energy Market Manipulation Last week the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a notice of proposed order and request for comment proposing to allow a private right of action to enforce violations of the anti-manipulation, anti-fraud or scienter based provisions (Anti-fraud provisions) of the Commodity … Continue reading CFTC Proposes Reversing Course, Granting Private Right of Action in Energy Market Manipulation

CFTC proposes order to exempt #Southwest_Power_Pool products

CFTC proposes order to exempt Southwest Power Pool products Recently, the CFTC issued a Proposed Order in response to a 2013 request by the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) for exemption of certain SPP electric energy products from CFTC regulation. Scope of Exemption The Proposed Order would exempt transactions in SPP products from CFTC regulation (with … Continue reading CFTC proposes order to exempt #Southwest_Power_Pool products

CFTC Proposes to Exempt Certain #Southwest_Power_Pool Transactions

CFTC Proposes to Exempt Certain Southwest Power Pool Transactions On May 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a proposed order in response to an application submitted by Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) to exempt certain contracts, agreements and transactions for the purchase or sale of energy-related products from provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act … Continue reading CFTC Proposes to Exempt Certain #Southwest_Power_Pool Transactions