§ 20. Market reports
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(a)Information The Commission may conduct regular investigations of the markets for goods, articles, services, rights, and interests which are the subject of futures contracts, and furnish reports of the findings of these investigations to the public on a regular basis. These market reports shall, where appropriate, include information on the supply, demand, prices, and other conditions in the United States and other countries with respect to such goods, articles, services, rights, interests, and information respecting the futures markets.
(b)Avoidance of duplication The Commission shall cooperate with the Department of Agriculture and any other Department or Federal agency which makes market investigations to avoid unnecessary duplication of information-gathering activities.
(c)Furnishing of information; confidentiality The Department of Agriculture and any other Department or Federal agency which has market information sought by the Commission shall furnish it to the Commission upon the request of any authorized employee of the Commission. The Commission shall abide by any rules of confidentiality applying to such information.
(d)Disclosure of business transactions, market positions, trade secrets, or names of customers The Commission shall not disclose in such reports data and information which would separately disclose the business transactions or market positions of any person and trade secrets or names of customers except as provided in section 12 of this title.
(e)Application This section shall not apply to investigations involving any security underlying a security futures product.
(Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, § 16, as added Pub. L. 93–463, title IV, § 414, Oct. 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 1414; amended Pub. L. 97–444, title II, § 232, Jan. 11, 1983, 96 Stat. 2320; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title II, § 251(e)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–443.)
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- Public Law 93–463To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to strengthen the regulation of futures trading, to bring all agricultural and other commodities traded on exchanges under regulation, and for other purposes
- Public Law 106–554Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes
- Public Law 95–405To extend the Commodity Exchange Act, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–444To extend the Commodity Exchange Act, and for other purposes.s Jan. 11, 1983 [[H
- Public Law 99–641To reauthorize appropriations to carry out the Commodity Exchange Act, and to make technical improvements to that Act
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- Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, § 16
- Pub. L. 93–463, title IV, § 414
- 88 Stat. 1414
- Pub. L. 97–444, title II, § 232
- 96 Stat. 2320
- Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title II, § 251(e)]
- 114 Stat. 2763
- Pub. L. 106–554
- Pub. L. 97–444
- section 239 of Pub. L. 97–444
- section 418 of Pub. L. 93–463
- Pub. L. 99–641, title I, § 111
- 100 Stat. 3561
- Pub. L. 95–405, § 27
- 92 Stat. 877
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ActSept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, § 16
Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–463, title IV, § 414
Stat.88 Stat. 1414
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–444, title II, § 232
Stat.96 Stat. 2320
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