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Comment for Proposed Rule 75 FR 4143

  • From: Dale
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    Comment No: 17358
    Date: 4/26/2010

    Comment Text:

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    durchholz@hotmail, com
    Monday, April 26, 2010 12:59 PM
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    commenter_subject: Energy position limits
    commenter frdate: 4/26/2010
    commenter_frpage: [Page 4143-4172]
    commenter_comments: Instead of forcing position limits in the energy
    futures markets, the CFTC should be working with
    the industry to develop effective tools for the
    general public to "lock in" energy prices like the
    big end users can do by using futures, options, and
    other derivatives.
    The use of these tools over the years has helped
    the food industry limit the impact of basic
    commodity volatility on retail food prices.
    I've often asked why the general public isn't
    offered products to help them mitigate the
    volatility of energy prices on the price they pay
    "at the pump." Futures, options, and other
    derivatives are designed to help people manage
    their risk, but yet no one has done anything for
    the individual consumer.
    That in my opinion would be a more effective
    solution than limiting the role of speculative
    trading, especially when it can be shown that
    speculative trading was not largely responsible for
    2008's rise in energy prices.
    commenter name: Dale
    commenter withhold address on: ON
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    commenter_city: Bloomington
    commenter state: I1
    commenter zip: 61705
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