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Comment for Proposed Rule 75 FR 4143

  • From: Erin Harris
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    Comment No: 15252
    Date: 4/13/2010

    Comment Text:

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    Tuesday, April
    13, 2010 9:54 AM
    secretary

    Proposed Speculative Position Limits on Energy
    Erin Harris
    56 Calle Monte Aplanado, NW
    Albuquerque, NM 87120-3463
    April 13, 2010
    David Stawick
    Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    Three Lafayette Centre
    1155 21st Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20581
    Dear Mr. Stawick:
    I strongly support the CFTC's Proposed Federal Speculative Position Limits
    that will reestablish speculative position limits on major energy
    commodities. This rule will provide stability to the marketplace and help
    prevent future price bubbles.
    The CFTC must quickly approve a strong rule to protect America's
    struggling economy. Wall Street's speculative trading in oil not only
    hurts the economy, but hurts every American who pays excessive prices at
    the pump, for groceries, home heating oil and everything related to
    transportation.
    Our tax dollars were used to bail out large Wall Street firms on the brink
    of bankruptcy. These same institutions pushed the price of gasoline well
    past $4 per gallon in 2008 by gambling on oil and they continue to profit
    at every American's expense.
    Rampant oil speculation by large Wall Street trading firms has resulted in
    extreme volatility in energy markets and unwarranted price spikes in
    recent years. Given that supplies are at record highs and demand remains
    weak, fundamentals cannot explain recent price hikes and destructive price
    swings. Unless the CFTC adopts the proposed rule, markets will continue to
    fluctuate wildly.
    Position limits existed in energy markets until 2001 and currently apply
    to agricultural commodities. CFTC should use its existing experience to
    regulate position limits of speculators and prevent excessive
    concentration in the energy markets, while ensuring that exemptions to
    these limits afforded to real physical players such as fuel cooperatives,
    public utilities, truckers and airlines are not exploited by big banks and
    billionaire investors.
    Energy consumers desperately need stability in the marketplace. I10-002
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    encourage the CFTC to adopt the Proposed Federal Speculative Position
    Limits before volatile fuel prices further harm the country's already
    ~veakened economy.
    Most Sincerely,
    Erin Harris
    505-164-1207