Month: May 2018

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act strengthened the jurisdiction and enforcement capabilities of the CFTC in a number of respects. Once key provision concerned Retail Commodity Contracts, under CEA Section 2(c)((2)(D). It provides that the CFTC shall have jurisdiction over …

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The key role of compliance threads through the continuing saga of Jefferies & Co. trader Jesse Litvak as well as a series of similar cases. Mr. Litvak is one of a number of traders who were indicted by the U.S. …

The Impact of Compliance –Another Reversal For a Jefferies Trader Read More »

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