CFTC reproposes position limits rule; eases curbs on energy commodities

摘要

After years of deliberations designedrnto overcome objections to two previousrnrulemaking efforts on the issue, thernCommodity Futures Trading CommissionrnMonday reproposed rules to prevent excessivernspeculation in 28 energy and agriculturalrnfutures and derivatives markets,rnincluding position limits for natural gas,rnlight sweet crude, ultra-low sulfur dieselrnand gasoline that are considerably higherrnthan proposed by the agency in a controversialrn2013 proposal.