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CFTC Held Open Meeting to Consider One Final Rule and One Proposed Rule

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February 27, 2012

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Washington, DC – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held a public meeting on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.

For more details and a link to watch a live webcast of the meeting, please visit: http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr6184-12

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