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CFTC Probes Natural Gas Trades by Hedge Funds

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sent subpoenas to hedge funds and other large natural gas traders seeking information regarding trading activity in natural gas derivatives. The subpoenas request information regarding trading activity in 2008 and 2009, a period during which natural gas prices fell by close to 80%. The full text of the article is available here.