Thursday, November 8, 2012

Regulator-speak: CFTC Edition

From DealBook via the FT Alphaville Tumblr:
...“We’re ready to start the boarding process,” Mr. Chilton said in a speech before an energy trading conference in Houston, according to a printed version of his remarks. “Yeah, it’s a process — you must acquiesce to the process, no less. Any uniformed member of the military or anyone needing a little extra time, that’s fine, you may board now.”

“Boarding,” he continued. “This is your cattle call…moo. Whew!”

After quoting Pink Floyd (“Can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies/Tongue-tied and twisted; just an earthbound misfit, I.”)...MORE
So the first two letters of the acronym stand for ChiltonFloyd, what the heck does the TC represent?