Commodity Exchange Act

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Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CEA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Commodity_Futures_Trading_Commission
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Dodd-Frank_Wall_Street_Reform_and_Consumer_Protection_Act
gptkb:Commodity_Futures_Modernization_Act_of_2000
gptkbp:appliesTo futures contracts
options contracts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1936
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established federal regulation of commodity exchanges
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commodity Exchange Act
gptkbp:providesFor enforcement actions by CFTC
prohibition of market manipulation
registration of futures commission merchants
regulation of commodity trading practices
gptkbp:purpose to prevent and remove obstructions and burdens upon interstate commerce in grains and other commodities
gptkbp:regulates options markets
commodity futures trading
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Securities_Exchange_Act_of_1934
gptkb:Commodity_Futures_Trading_Commission_Act_of_1974
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Grain_Futures_Act
gptkbp:section Section 4a (position limits)
Section 4b (fraudulent transactions)
Section 4c (prohibited transactions)
Section 6 (enforcement)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commodity_Futures_Trading_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5