CFTC to Hold Ag Futures Meeting Next Week
The CFTC says it will hold a committee meeting Tuesday to discuss futures, price convergence, swaps, settlement prices, the role of margin, and credit issues.
The meeting will “obtain information on the views of agricultural futures market experts, national farm organizations, major commodity and agribusiness groups, and the farm banking community,” the CFTC said.
“Topics to be discussed include current conditions in the agricultural markets, including issues related to convergence in the futures and cash markets, agricultural swaps, settlement prices, the role of margin, and credit issues.”
The meeting will be held in Washington and webcast.