Futures Trading Act of 1982
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The Futures Trading Act of 1982 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and strengthened the regulation of futures markets, particularly by refining the authority and oversight powers of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Futures Trading Act of 1982 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6772610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Futures Trading Act of 1982 Context triple: [Commodity Exchange Act, amendedBy, Futures Trading Act of 1982]
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A.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as an independent agency to regulate futures and options markets.
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B.
Grain Futures Act
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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C.
Commodity Exchange Act
The Commodity Exchange Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates commodity futures and options markets to prevent fraud, manipulation, and abusive trading practices.
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D.
Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled the regulation of derivatives markets, notably exempting many over-the-counter derivatives from oversight and shaping the legal framework for modern financial derivatives trading.
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E.
Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
The Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 was a major U.S. banking deregulation law that expanded the powers of depository institutions and loosened restrictions on interest rates and mortgage lending.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Futures Trading Act of 1982 Target entity description: The Futures Trading Act of 1982 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and strengthened the regulation of futures markets, particularly by refining the authority and oversight powers of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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A.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as an independent agency to regulate futures and options markets.
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B.
Grain Futures Act
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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C.
Commodity Exchange Act
The Commodity Exchange Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates commodity futures and options markets to prevent fraud, manipulation, and abusive trading practices.
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D.
Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled the regulation of derivatives markets, notably exempting many over-the-counter derivatives from oversight and shaping the legal framework for modern financial derivatives trading.
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E.
Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
The Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 was a major U.S. banking deregulation law that expanded the powers of depository institutions and loosened restrictions on interest rates and mortgage lending.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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financial regulation law ⓘ |
| amends | Commodity Exchange Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
commodity futures
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futures markets ⓘ options on futures ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
customer protection in futures markets
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enforcement powers of the CFTC ⓘ fraud and manipulation in futures trading ⓘ registration of futures industry participants ⓘ self-regulatory organizations in futures markets ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalDomain | securities and derivatives regulation ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhance market integrity in futures markets
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modernize regulation of futures markets ⓘ protect market participants in futures trading ⓘ strengthen federal oversight of futures trading ⓘ |
| refinesOversightPowersOf | Commodity Futures Trading Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
commodity exchanges
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commodity pool operators ⓘ commodity trading advisors ⓘ futures commission merchants NERFINISHED ⓘ introducing brokers in commodities ⓘ trading of futures contracts ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | Commodity Futures Trading Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Commodity Exchange Act
NERFINISHED
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ derivatives market oversight ⓘ futures contract regulation ⓘ |
| sector |
derivatives markets
ⓘ
financial markets ⓘ |
| strengthensAuthorityOf | Commodity Futures Trading Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Futures Trading Act of 1982 Description of subject: The Futures Trading Act of 1982 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and strengthened the regulation of futures markets, particularly by refining the authority and oversight powers of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Referenced by (1)
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