Futures Trading Under the Commodity Exchange Act, 1946-1954
Mehl, J. M.
1954

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Abstract

The purpose of this survey is to indicate briefly the current condition of the futures markets and the volume and character of trading as compared with prewar, and to outline some of the regulatory objectives and problems of the postwar period.

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Title
Futures Trading Under the Commodity Exchange Act, 1946-1954
Author(s)
Mehl, J. M.
Subject(s)
Issue Date
1954-12
Publication Type
Report
DOI and Other Identifiers
10.22004/ag.econ.341732
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/341732
Language
English
Total Pages
58
Note
Contents: Introduction --- Commodities under the act --- The contract markets --- General measures of market activity --- Volume of trading --- Open contracts --- Market composition --- Reports on cotton "Call Sales" --- Reopening of European futures markets --- Regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act --- Basic information from reports --- Reports on foreign accounts in U. S. futures markets --- Special surveys and investigations --- Limits on trading of large speculators --- Compliance --- Price manipulation (Great Western Food Distributors, et al -- Cargill, Inc. -- Manipulation by group action) --- Proceedings involving speculative limits --- Appendix (Tables -- Compliance proceedings under the Commodity Exchange Act, 1953 and 1954).
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) > USDA Miscellaneous

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