EU May Impose Limits on Commodity Swaps, High-Frequency Trading
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The European Union may impose position limits for commodities derivatives and curbs on high-frequency trading as part of plans to overhaul the region’s financial-market rules.
The European Commission, the 27-nation EU’s executive arm, is seeking limits on the number of commodity derivative contracts “any given market members or participants can enter into over a specified period of time, or alternative arrangements” with the same impact, according to copies of proposals set for release on Oct. 20 that were obtained by Bloomberg News.