美国商品期货交易委员会起诉路易斯安那州：阻止该州封杀受联邦监管交易所的事件合约
美国商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）11月13日在华盛顿宣布，已对路易斯安那州提起诉讼，要求阻止该州禁止受CFTC监管的指定合约市场、期货佣金商与衍生品清算组织提供事件合约。
CFTC说，路易斯安那州在起诉前一天（周四）取得州法院命令，在未给予被告通知或申辩机会的情况下，关停了该州境内30多家与受CFTC监管的衍生品产品交易有关的公司的运营。CFTC已随公告公开其提交的禁令与宣告性救济诉状。
CFTC主席Michael S. Selig（迈克尔·塞利格）说，事件合约多年来一直在路易斯安那州公开交易，符合《商品交易法》与CFTC的规章；该州在最后一刻提起的「紧急」诉讼，试图关停整个预测市场行业。他说，委员会提起这起诉讼，是为了在联邦法院有序裁决这一问题期间维持现状。
CFTC表示，路易斯安那州是该委员会为捍卫国会依《商品交易法》授予的衍生品市场专属管辖权而起诉的第12个州。委员会另已在四个联邦上诉法院与一个州最高法院就相关案件提交法庭之友意见。
CFTC Sues Louisiana to Block State Ban on Event Contracts Offered by Federally Regulated Exchanges
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced in Washington on November 13 that it has filed a lawsuit against Louisiana to block the state from prohibiting the offering of event contracts by CFTC-regulated designated contract markets, futures commission merchants, and derivatives clearing organizations.
According to the CFTC, Louisiana obtained a state court order on Thursday shutting down the operation of more than 30 companies in the state connected to the trading of CFTC-regulated derivatives products, without giving the defendants notice or an opportunity to be heard. The commission published its complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief alongside the announcement.
CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said event contracts have traded openly in Louisiana for years, in compliance with the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, and criticized the state's last-minute emergency lawsuit seeking to shut down the entire prediction market industry. He said the commission's lawsuit seeks to maintain the status quo while the federal courts decide the issue in an orderly manner.
The CFTC said Louisiana is the 12th state it has sued to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over derivatives markets, as granted by Congress under the Commodity Exchange Act. The commission has also submitted amicus briefs in four federal Courts of Appeal and one state Supreme Court.
来源：美国商品期货交易委员会
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