Tag Archives: Derivatives

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AFR SEC SEF Letter

A key objective of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) is to create transparency in previously unregulated derivatives markets. Indeed, the transparency goal is apparent in the short title of the section – ―The Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act‖. Transparency is a critical goal across the entire Dodd-Frank Act, and is mentioned in the overall purpose statement of the legislation.

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CFTC Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities

Read the pdf of our letter here.   March 8th, 2011 Mr. David A. Stawick Secretary Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Center 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington DC 20581 Re: RIN Number 3038–AD18; Core Principles and Other Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities Dear Mr.

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AFR Letter on Transparency in the Forex Market

View the PDF version here ——————————————————————————————————————————– Americans for Financial Reform 1629 K St NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC, 20006 202.466.1885 February 10th. 2011 The Honorable Timothy Geithner Secretary United States Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 CC: Chairman Gary Gensler,