Commodity Exchange Act

Commodity Exchange Act
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)
USA
The federal statute regulating the US market for trading in commodity futures. The CEA gives the CFTC authority to regulate commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisers and commodities exchanges.
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