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米商品先物取引委員会(CFTC)が、イラン関連の政策変更に先立つ原油先物取引を調査しているとの報道

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-- 米商品先物取引委員会(CFTC)は、ドナルド・トランプ大統領のイラン問題への対応に関連する主要な米国政策発表の直前に行われた一連の原油先物取引について調査を開始したと、複数の報道機関が水曜日に報じた。 報道によると、この調査はCMEグループ(CME)とインターコンチネンタル取引所(ICE)が運営する取引所における原油先物取引活動を対象としており、少なくとも3月23日と4月7日の2件の取引に焦点を当てている。 報道によると、調査官は、取引の背後にいる主体を特定できる「タグ50」と呼ばれる識別子を含む取引所記録の提出を求めている。 この調査は、市場参加者や少なくとも2人の民主党上院議員が、これらの取引が異常にタイミングよく行われたことで多額の利益が得られた可能性があり、非公開情報の利用を示唆しているのではないかと懸念を表明したことを受けて開始された。 CFTC、CME、ICE、ホワイトハウスは、MTニュースワイヤーズからのコメント要請にすぐには応じなかった。 3月23日、トランプ大統領がイランのエネルギーインフラへの攻撃を延期すると発表する15分前、数十億ドル相当の原油先物と株式先物が取引された。 先週、投資家は米国とイランが停戦を発表する数時間前に、約9億5000万ドル相当の原油買いポジションを構築したと報じられている。 ホワイトハウスは以前、イラン紛争が続く中、機密性の高い政府情報を先物市場での個人取引に利用しないよう職員に注意喚起していたと伝えられている。 先月、米商品先物取引委員会(CFTC)の執行責任者は、同委員会がエネルギー市場における潜在的な市場不正行為や市場操作を監視しており、CFTC規制対象商品におけるインサイダー取引に関する最近の憶測を認識していると述べた。

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