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On the recordJuly 24, 2012
Are there regulations really that we can constantly be cooking up that somehow keep up with the level of risk and the level of creativity in the derivatives markets?
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Welch questions the effectiveness of regulations in managing derivatives market risks.

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