Summer Mersinger stressed that robust oversight of derivatives markets is essential for price discovery and hedging, even amid concerns over reduced enforcement capacity

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Mersinger expressed confidence that the CFTC will continue to operate as the independent agency it is meant to be, regardless of the political administration in Washington. She emphasized that the key for the commodities watchdog is to provide the oversight needed for derivatives markets to deliver on their legal mandates of price discovery and hedging.