Amendment required the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to find that any exemption from CFTC regulations prohibiting dual trading was consistent with the public interest before an exchange could qualify for the exemption.

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Amendment Number
251
Description
Amendment required the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to find that any exemption from CFTC regulations prohibiting dual trading was consistent with the public interest before an exchange could qualify for the exemption.
Purpose
An amendment to expand the regulatory provisions of the bill relating to dual trading in commodity exchanges. The bill exempts commodity exchanges from prohibitions against dual trading if the exchange can demonstrate it has an effective and verifiable system for detecting potential abuses of such trading. The amendment would further require that a commodities exchange demonstrate that granting such an exemption would be in the public interest.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 13, 1989
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Smith (IA) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
12:26:21
Submitted Date
Sep 13, 1989
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 1, 2021
Amendment 251 — Informed