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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an independent agency of the United States federal government established on October 23, 1974 to regulate the country's derivatives markets, including futures contracts, swaps, and related options, and to enforce the Commodity Exchange Act against fraudulent and manipulative trading conduct. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with a workforce of roughly 550 employees, it supervises designated contract markets, swap execution facilities, clearing organizations, and market intermediaries operating in the United States.

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