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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) definition - business

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

A federal agency, established in 1974, that regulates and supervises the trading of commodity futures and commodity options. Additional regulation is effected by the exchanges on which the contracts are traded.

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