Capital rule for banks spawns cost worries for commodity derivatives users

摘要

A rule proposed by banking regulators would boost the cost ofcommodity derivatives transactions for companies that use them tohedge risk and discourage smaller banks and commercial end-usersfrom entering the marketplace, according to natural gas suppliersand farmers.The Natural Gas Supply Association and the National Corn GrowersAssociation filed comments in concert on standards proposed jointlyby three federal banking regulators in October.The regulators' proposal would update standards on howcompanies measure the counterparty risk posed by derivativecontracts under capital regulations.