CFTC Approves Supplemental Proposal to Automated Trading Regulation

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In a speech given by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman, Timothy Massad today, a supplemental proposal to Automated Trading Regulation (RegAT) designed to address the increased use of automated trading in the markets was approved.

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Dominance of Automated Trading

Automated trading dominates the markets the CFTC oversees, with more than 70 percent of trading in futures now automated. This occurrence is not just in financial futures but also in physical commodity futures.

The financial markets have fundamentally changed as a result. In just a few years, the industry has gone ... (read more)