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CFTC Commissioner Mersinger on cooperation credit and avoiding chasing trends

Montage of CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger and the CFTC entrance.
Montage: CFTC/Getty Images

Mersinger’s remarks revolved around CFTC enforcement and ideas for improvement, especially in the extension of cooperation credit.

Incentivizing cooperation by providing more transparency into certain aspects of enforcement determinations is a priority for Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer Mersinger.

Speaking at the ISDA’s annual Legal Forum, she was also critical of the CFTC’s rush to settle actions before the end of the fiscal year (September