The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants more feedback from the public over its plans to adopt safeguards for high speed trading. The agency announced on Friday that it was re-opening the public comment period for its concept release on risk controls and system safeguards for automated trading environments. The U.S. equity markets has taken a hit in recent years after a series of high-profile technology glitches. The incidents include the May 6, 2010, "flash crash," and a software failure that caused Knight Capital to suffer a $440 million trading loss. The CFTC is studying whether to impose new rules for high-speed trading in futures contracts, such as the e-mini S&P 500, which are traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The new comment period opens on January 21, 2014 and extends through February 14, 2014. The release was first published in the federal register on September 12, 2013, with a comment period that ended on December 11, 2013. The plan provides
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