Grain Futures Act

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The Grain Futures Act was a U.S. federal law enacted in 1922 to regulate trading in grain futures on commodity exchanges and curb market manipulation.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
aimsTo curb excessive speculation in grain futures
reduce price manipulation in grain markets
amendedBy Grain Futures Administration Act NERFINISHED
appliesTo commodity exchanges
grain futures trading
citation 42 Stat. 998
classification United States agricultural law
United States commodities and futures law
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created Grain Futures Administration NERFINISHED
dateEnacted 1922-09-21
enactedInYear 1922
enforcedBy United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED
era 1920s United States law
hasEffectOn Chicago Board of Trade NERFINISHED
other U.S. grain futures exchanges
hasLanguage English
historicalPeriod post–World War I era
imposes federal oversight on grain futures trading
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalBasisFor federal regulation of grain futures markets
legislature United States Congress NERFINISHED
motivatedBy concerns about speculation in agricultural commodities
grain price volatility after World War I
presidentAtEnactment Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED
purpose prevention of market manipulation
promotion of fair trading practices
regulation of grain futures trading
regulates boards of trade dealing in grain futures
grain futures contracts
relatedTo Commodity Exchange Act NERFINISHED
Futures Trading Act of 1921 NERFINISHED
replaced Futures Trading Act of 1921 NERFINISHED
requires designation of contract markets
record-keeping by grain futures exchanges
registration of grain futures exchanges
reporting of trading information to federal authorities
sector agriculture
financial markets
signedBy Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED
subjectMatter agricultural commodities
commodity futures regulation
supersededBy Commodity Exchange Act NERFINISHED
targets cornering of grain markets
manipulative practices in grain futures
typeOfRegulation market regulation

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Commodity Exchange Act replaced Grain Futures Act