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CREW: CFTC: Regarding Efforts To Influence Financial Regulatory Reform: 3/18/11 - CFTC-CREW-0162
CREW: CFTC: Regarding Efforts To Influence Financial Regulatory Reform: 3/18/11 - CFTC-CREW-0162
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Sent: Saturday, March 27,20109:58 AM
To: Patrick McCarty (patrick_mccarty@agriculture.senate.gov); Claussen, Cory
(Agriculture) <Cory_Claussen@agriculture.senate.gov>;
George_Wilder@agriculture.senate.gov
Cc: Leslie, Douglass <dleslie@CFTC.gov>; Arbit, Terry <tarbit@CFTC.gov>
Subject: CFTC Staff Technical Assistance: Enforcement Authority Related to Broad-Based
Security Indexes
Attach: Technical Assistance for Senate Agriculture Committee-fraud reo broad-based
security indexes 3.26.l0.docx
In response to Pat's request, the attached document is provided as CFTC Staff Technical Assistance. It is
designed to provide the CFTC with enhance fraud authority with respect to futures and options on futures on
broad-based indexes. An explanation is included.
John
John P. Riley
Director of Legislative Affairs
Office ofthe Chairman
u.s. Connnodity Futures Trading Connnission
115521 51 St., NW
Washington, DC 20581
(202) 418-5383
JRi1ey@CFTC.gov
CFTC-CREW-0162