7 U.S.C. 6a: Excessive speculation

2010

• Pub. L. 111–203, §737(a)(1)–(3), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, substituted "swaps that perform or affect a significant price discovery function with respect to registered entities" for "on electronic trading facilities with respect to a significant price… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §737(a)(4), added pars. (2) to (7). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §737(b)(1), substituted "or swap execution facility or facilities" for "or derivatives transaction execution facility or facilities or electronic trading facility". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §737(b)(2), which directed substitution of "or swap execution facility" for "or derivatives transaction execution facility or facilities or electronic trading facility", was executed by making the substitution for "or derivatives transaction execution facility or el… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 111–203, §737(c), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (c)

2008

• Pub. L. 110–246, §13203(g)(1), inserted ", or on electronic trading facilities with respect to a significant price discovery contract" after "execution facilities" in first sentence and ", or on an electronic trading facility with respect to a significant price discovery contract," aft… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 110–246, §13203(g)(2)(A), inserted "or electronic trading facility with respect to a significant price discovery contract" after "facility or facilities". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 110–246, §13203(g)(2)(B), inserted "or electronic trading facility with respect to a significant price discovery contract" after "execution facility". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 110–246, §13203(g)(3), in first sentence, inserted "or by any electronic trading facility" after "registered by the Commission", inserted "or on an electronic trading facility" after "derivatives transaction execution facility" the second place it appeared, and inserted "or ele… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 110–246, §13105(a), inserted "or certified by a registered entity pursuant to section 7a–2(c)(1) of this title" after "approved by the Commission" and substituted "section 13(a)(5)" for "section 13(c)". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (e)

2000

• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(4)(A)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facilities" after "contract markets" in first sentence and "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market" in second sentence. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(4)(B)(i)], inserted ", or derivatives transaction execution facility or facilities," after "markets". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(4)(B)(ii)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(4)(C)], substituted "contract market, derivatives transaction execution facility, or" for "contract market or" wherever appearing, "licensed, designated, or registered" for "licensed or designated" in two places, and "contract market or deriv… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (e)

1992

• Pub. L. 102–546, §402(1)(A), (2)(A), (C), redesignated par. (1) as subsec. (a), substituted "Commission" for "commission" wherever appearing except in last sentence, and substituted "paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this section" for "subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (… · (a)
• Pub. L. 102–546, §402(1)(A), (2)(C), (D), redesignated par. (2) as subsec. (b) and subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, and substituted "Commission" for "commission" wherever appearing. · (b)
• Pub. L. 102–546, §402(2)(B), (C), redesignated par. (3) as subsec. (c) and substituted "subsection (a)" for "paragraph (1)". · (c)
• Pub. L. 102–546, §402(2)(C), redesignated pars. (4) and (5) as subsecs. (d) and (e), respectively. · (d), (e)

1983

• Pub. L. 97–444, §205(1), (2), substituted "by rule, regulation, or order, proclaim" for "by order, proclaim" and inserted "or for different number of days remaining until the last day of trading in a contract," after "delivery months". · (1)
• Pub. L. 97–444, §205(1), (3), substituted "after the promulgation of the rule, regulation, or order" for "after the order's promulgation" in provisions before subpar. (A) and substituted "rule, regulation, or order" for "order" in provisions before subpar. (A) and in subpars. (A) and (B). · (2)
• Pub. L. 97–444, §205(4), substituted "No rule, regulation, or order issued under paragraph (1) of this section shall apply to transactions or positions which are shown to be bona fide hedging transactions or positions as such terms shall be defined by the Commission by rule, regulation, o… · (3)
• Pub. L. 97–444, §205(5), substituted "a futures commission merchant, an introducing broker, or a floor broker" for "a futures commission merchant or as floor broker". · (4)
• Pub. L. 97–444, §205(6), added par. (5). · (5)

1975

• Pub. L. 94–16 substituted "one hundred and eighty days" for "ninety days". · (3)

1974

• Pub. L. 93–463, §403, inserted "or 'arbitrage' " after "or 'straddles' ", inserted definition of "arbitrage", and authorized Commission to define "international arbitrage". · (1)
• Pub. L. 93–463, §404, directed Commission to define "bona fide hedging transactions or positions" within 90 days after the effective date of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 and struck out provisions which enumerated the factors to be taken into account in determining … · (3)

1968

• Pub. L. 90–258, §2, substituted in second sentence "amounts of trading" for "amount of trading", inserted "which may be done or positions which may be held by any person" before "under contracts of sale", and struck out "which may be done" after "rules of any contract market", inserted th… · (1)
• Pub. L. 90–258, §3, substituted prohibition against holding of net long or net short positions in excess of any position limit fixed by the Commission for former prohibition of purchases or sales which result in net long or net short positions in excess of trading limits fixed by the C… · (2)
• Pub. L. 90–258, §4, included references to positions, made hedging applicable to short and long positions, substituted "contract market" for "board of trade", and required the activities to be those of the same person to constitute hedging. · (3)