The CFTC's proposed CPO exemption is not a simple exit from regulation. It substitutes SEC oversight for part of the CFTC regime while creating a separate question about pools that fall outside both Form PF and Form CPO-PQR reporting.

The SEC’s proposal to permit semiannual reporting could significantly alter the public-company disclosure framework, but quarterly reporting may remain the market standard. Early surveys suggest many issuers would either continue filing Form 10-Q or maintain quarterly earnings releases even if formal SEC reporting becomes less frequent. This article examines the proposal, the potential compliance savings, investor-protection concerns, and why market expectations may ultimately determine reporting frequency.

Markets tied to drug trials and FDA decisions may improve price discovery. Their legitimacy will turn on controls governing confidential information, influence over outcomes, and cross-market manipulation. Article by Braeden Anderson.

Professor Ilya Beylin’s new empirical research examines whether Dodd-Frank improved or impeded U.S. swap markets. We assess his findings alongside leading academic studies on central clearing, swap execution facilities, liquidity, transaction costs, and derivatives risk management to evaluate what the post-crisis regulatory regime has actually meant for swap usage.