Obama derivatives regulator to step down before Trump inauguration

Published January 3, 2017 9:39pm ET



The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Tuesday that he will step down Jan. 20, clearing the way for President-elect Trump to quickly install a top derivatives regulator of his own.

Timothy Massad, appointed by President Obama in mid-2014, had a term set to end in April.

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