Greengerger charged that the current obstacle to proper implementation of new derivatives market rules is “resistance by big banks and other financial institutions” determined to protect their ...

The types of commitments covered in the proposed rule are "derivatives transactions" (swaps, futures and forwards) and "financial commitment transactions" (reverse repurchase agreements but not ...

The financial overhaul law passed in 2010 called for new oversight of derivatives, the complex investments blamed for hastening the financial crisis, and required the SEC to write the rules.