A proposal by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission requiring traders to obtain quotes from at least five market players could stifle the credit default swap market, according to bankers. In a comment letter to the CFTC, Dexter Senft of Morgan Stanley, noted, among other things, that while the CFTC exempts block trades from central clearing, the agency proposes setting the bar so high that few would qualify.
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