Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro (L) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler testify before the Senate Banking sub-committee hearing on 'Over-the-Counter Derivatives Oversight' on June 22, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro (L) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler testify before the Senate Banking sub-committee hearing on 'Over-the-Counter Derivatives Oversight' on June 22, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro (L) listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro speaks during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro speaks during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  6. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  7. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  8. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro speaks during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  9. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro (L) listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro speaks during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  11. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  12. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro (L) listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  13. Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is pictured at the Reuters news bureau in Washington, August 17, 2009. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will begin including more detailed classifications of traders in its weekly market reports this month, Gensler said on Monday. The expanded commitment of traders reports will include four categories: producers and merchants, swap dealers, hedge funds, and other participants.
  14. Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission speaks with journalists at the Reuters news bureau in Washington, August 17, 2009. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will begin including more detailed classifications of traders in its weekly market reports this month, Gensler said on Monday. The expanded commitment of traders reports will include four categories: producers and merchants, swap dealers, hedge funds, and other participants.
  15. Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission speaks with journalists at the Reuters news bureau in Washington, August 17, 2009. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will begin including more detailed classifications of traders in its weekly market reports this month, Gensler said on Monday. The expanded commitment of traders reports will include four categories: producers and merchants, swap dealers, hedge funds, and other participants.
  16. Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, speaks at the George Washington University Law School about the response to the financial crisis in Washington October 23, 2009.

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