Commodity Futures Trading Commission

noun

, U.S. Government.

1. an independent regulatory agency, created in 1975, that supervises the trading of futures on commodity exchanges. : CFTC

Example Sentences

The lead regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has handed down its biggest ever fine: $200 million.

From The Daily Beast

And Obama recently appointed Gary Gensler as the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

From The Daily Beast

Born, 68, a recently retired Washington attorney, was the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 1996 to 1999.

From The Daily Beast