Commodity Exchange Act

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Commodity Exchange Act

Legislation in the United States, passed in 1936, that imposed regulations upon the trading of commodities as well as some futures and options. Among other things, the Act provides that any option on a commodity and all futures must occur on an exchange and not over-the-counter. This Act replaced the Grain Futures Act of 1922. See also: CFTC, New Deal, Onion Futures Act.
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Shareholders of the Trust will not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the protections afforded by the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936.
Exchange Traded Funds See Strong Asset Inflows in First Half of 2010, According to State Street Global Advisors
The Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 and its predecessor the Grain Futures Act of 1922 were a response to the perceived problems of manipulation of grain markets that were particularly evident in the latter part of the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth centuries.
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Shareholders of the SPDR Gold Trust do not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the protections afforded by the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936.
NYSE Arca Options to Begin Trading Options on SPDR(R) Gold Trust
Shareholders of the SPDR[R] Gold Trust will not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the protections afforded by the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936.
State Street and World Gold Trust Services Announce Name Change of streetTRACKS(R) Gold Trust to SPDR(R) Gold Trust
Shareholders in the SPDR Gold Trust will not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the protections afforded by the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936.
SPDR[R] Gold Shares Reaches Five Year Anniversary
Therefore, SPDR[R] Gold Shares shareholders will not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the protections afforded by the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936.
SPDR[R] Gold Shares Exceeds $50 Billion in Assets

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