Trump nominee pledges ‘new direction’ for CFTC
Acting Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo was nominated by President Trump to officially head the agency this week. Awaiting Senate confirmation, he has already detailed bold reforms for the Commission.
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