Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Meaning and Definition of

Commod'ity Fu'tures Trad'ing Commis"sion

Pronunciation: [key]
— U.S. Govt. U.S. Govt.
  1. an independent regulatory agency, created in 1975, that supervises the trading of futures on commodity exchanges. Abbr.: CFTC
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