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Carl Levin: “All right. Again, I would say that in their prepared statement, prior to being approved by CME, they say all index…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
All right. Again, I would say that in their prepared statement, prior to being approved by CME, they say all index traders were required to receive prior CFTC approval.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin emphasizes the requirement for index traders to get CFTC approval before CME approval.

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