Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000: Law and Explanation

This timely 160-page book provides analysis of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, which not only overhauls the regulatory scheme for commodities exchanges but also cuts across regulatory boundaries. This Act amends securities and banking laws, as well as the recent financial services modernization Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, addressing legal certainty for U.S. derivatives markets and repealing the ban on trading single stock futures. The full text of the enacted law, H.R. 5660 is included, along with selected text of the Committee Report on H.R. 4541, the precursor Bill to H.R. 5660