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Washington probes concerns over Chicago’s power

Exchanges’ control over clearing is under fire

Bulge-bracket banks worried about the increasing power of exchanges may have prompted a strong letter from the US Department of Justice to the Treasury Department. Investment banks have always been worried about the increasing power of exchanges.

The Department of Justice warned in the letter this month that futures exchanges’ control over clearing has made it difficult for other entities to compete in the financial futures markets.

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