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Hotler

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Reply to Demeter (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 08:21 AM

Apr 2015

"On Wednesday, Tim Massad, the head of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said: "We will do everything in our power to pursue those who attempt to engage in fraud or manipulation in our markets.""
That's f*%king funny.

So is this.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Ensuring The Integrity Of The Futures & Swaps Markets

http://www.cftc.gov/About/MissionResponsibilities/index.htm

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