The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an independent agency of the United States federal government established on October 23, 1974 to regulate the country's derivatives markets, including futures contracts, swaps, and related options, and to enforce the Commodity Exchange Act against fraudulent and manipulative trading conduct. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with a workforce of roughly 550 employees, it supervises designated contract markets, swap execution facilities, clearing organizations, and market intermediaries operating in the United States.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an associate member, listed in the IOSCO members table as United States: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Capital Market Regulator of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, whose membership regulates more than 99 percent of the world's financial markets across more than 130 jurisdictions.
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1. Wikipedia: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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Formed October 23, 1974
Introduction
Congress created the CFTC in 1974 as an independent federal regulatory agency.
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1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
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Created in 1974, the commission regulates the United States derivatives markets, which includes futures, swaps, and certain kinds of options.
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IOSCO membership regulates more than 99% of the world's financial markets in more than 130 jurisdictions.
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