Dodd-Frank Wants Other Markets to Be More Like Futures Markets – And That’s A Good Thing!

Written By: Leslie Sutphen, President, Financial Markets Consulting, LLC There has been much talk about repealing most of the Dodd-Frank act now that we have a change of party in the Presidency. To many in the futures industry, this seems like a good thing; however, in determining whether the Volcker Rule and Title VII of Dodd Frank should be repealed, it is important to remember why Dodd-Frank was passed to begin with. The act was designed to address very real issues with lack of regulation, lack of transparency, and poor risk management practices that brought about the Financial Crisis of…

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