Commodity Futures Trading Commission Archives

File photograph dated May 6, 2010 shows traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange looking at stocks during the final minutes of trading during the Wall Street “flash crash”, which was prompted by one firm’s algorithm selling off 75,000 stocks in 20 minutes, according to a joint report by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

CFTC eyes natural language processing to standardize data, improve customer experience

Commodity Futures Trading Commission employees need standardized data to effectively oversee product markets.

Mar 16, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

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This bill could ‘turbocharge’ financial regulators’ analytics

The House Financial Services Committee's leadership is pushing legislation to standardize data at eight agencies, paving the way for RegTech and AI apps.

Sep 27, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

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CFTC chairman: Government must ditch ‘analog regulation,’ embrace blockchain

J. Christopher Giancarlo sees blockchain technology as the key to protecting the government's oversight of markets.

Sep 20, 2017