U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Commodity Futures Trading Commission - Wiki. The CEA, 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., prohibits fraudulent conduct in the trading of futures contracts.
The stated mission of the CFTC is to protect market users and the public from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices related to the sale of commodity and financial futures and options, and to foster open, competitive, and financially sound futures and option markets.[5] History[edit] Futures contracts for agricultural commodities have been traded in the U.S. for more than 150 years and have been under Federal regulation since the 1920s.[6] Gary Gensler - Wiki. Gary S.
Gensler (born October 18, 1957) previously served as the 11th chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Barack Obama from May 26, 2009 to January 3, 2014. Gary Gensler - Infos.