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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After the collapse of the equity markets and then the banking system between 1929 and 1933, the Roosevelt administration drove the passage of the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934 to regulate securities, and the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 to regulate futures transactions.
Out of the black hole: reining in the reckless market in over-the-counter derivatives
The Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 introduced provisions to protect retail investors in agricultural futures.
Statements to the Congress
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.
Statements to the Congress
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
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
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

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