§19 Consideration of costs and benefits and antitrust laws

Summary

Before the Commission issues a rule or order under this law, it must weigh the costs and benefits of that action. It must look at things like protecting market participants and the public, how well futures markets work and compete, price discovery, sound risk management, and other public-interest factors. That review does not apply to orders that come from investigations or formal hearings, to emergency actions, or to factual findings about compliance. When making rules, the Commission must also consider the public interest covered by antitrust laws and try to use the least anticompetitive way to meet the goals and policies of this law when issuing orders, rules, exemptions, or approving market bylaws or rules.