United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-10-28 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GGD-94-40 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-40 P0b002ee18037ff65 f:gg94040 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-40 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-40 GGD-94-40 Fees Trade regulation Commodities exchanges Stock exchanges Securities Securities regulation Government collections Independent regulatory commissions Administrative costs Letter Report GGD Proposals to impose a futures transactions fee, which would be levied on contracts to buy commodities at a set price in the future, have been around for years. Generally, such fees were expected to generate enough money to cover the cost of all Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversight activities. GAO found that implementing a transaction fee is administratively feasible; such a fee, however, may not provide CFTC with enough money to oversee the futures markets unless it is earmarked for CFTC's use. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-40/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-40.htm GAO/GGD-94-40 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-40 Letter Report GAO/GGD-94-40; Futures Markets: A Futures Transaction Fee Is Administratively Feasible; Fees Trade regulation Commodities exchanges Stock exchanges Securities Securities regulation Government collections Independent regulatory commissions Administrative costs