U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Timothy Massad is interviewed at the Reuters Financial Regulation Summit in Washington, US May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Timothy Massad, the chair of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission, on Monday said he was willing to narrow a proposal that would govern automated trading. Massad said he stands behind the idea of adding regulations on automated trading but that some industry concerns about the scope were valid. Specifically, Massad said he could endorse limiting the oversight to two levels, not three as originally proposed. “I would support requiring risk controls at the exchange level, and either the trader or FCM level,” he told a conference in New York sponsored by the New York Federal Reserve. “A trading firm could have its own controls or opt in to the FCM controls,” he said. Reporting By Patrick Rucker; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama
The chair of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ) has said he would consider changes to the regulation on automated trading . Timothy Massad said some initial concerns about the scope of the proposals were valid , adding he would endorse limited oversight to two , rather than three , levels . Specifically , he told a conference in New York he " would support requiring risk controls at the market level , and either the trader or FCM ( futures commission merchant ) level " .