Commodity-linked perpetual swaps emerged as the fastest-growing corners of the traditional finance (TradFi) derivatives market, according to a new report from BitMEX. The report said that weekly ...

Major Swap Participants are individuals or entities who are not swap dealers and who "maintain a substantial position in swaps for any of the major swap categories ...

On December 21, 2025, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division (“MPD”) issued a no‑action letter that could materially expand hedging options for commercial energy companies by allowing firms to ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Investing in commodity futures offers a unique way to diversify portfolios and capitalize on price movements in resources such as oil, metals, or agricultural products. The returns from commodity ...

Data vendor Bloomberg is taking the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to court over a proposed rule that it argues will make swaps trading more expensive. Bloomberg filed a complaint ...