Commodities Futures Trading Commission

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CFTC
Pronunciation
/kəˈmɑdətiz fˈjuʧərz ˈtreɪdɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Commissions

Examples in Context

  1. Investor bets on rising commodities prices are now at the highest since July 2008, according to data from the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission(CFTC).
  2. The securities and Exchange Commission announced it would take a look, as did the commodities and Futures Trading Commission.
  3. However, some criticised the plan for giving regulatory oversight of the market to both the securities and Exchange Commission and the commodities and Futures Trading Commission, with the creation of a Council to resolve turf disputes.
  4. The act also exempted them from regulation by the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other meanings of CFTC