Unidentified speaker praises cooperative regulation for U.S. derivatives market, flags digital assets and AI as future challenges

An unidentified speaker recorded in the transcript praised the U.S. system of cooperative regulation and the Commodity Exchange Act for helping shape the size and diversity of the American derivatives market. "Congress, the commission, and the industry should be proud of the extraordinary success this system of cooperative regulation has brought," the speaker said.

The speaker pointed to the scale and variety of the derivatives market as evidence of that success, saying "one needs to look no further than the size and the diversity of American derivatives market to see the impact of the Commodity Exchange Act, the Commission, and all the extraordinary men and women who work in our markets." The transcript does not identify the speaker by name or give a venue date.

Turning to the future, the speaker argued the derivatives market will grow in importance and singled out technological change as a key challenge. "The rise of digital assets, artificial intelligence, and evolving global markets will present new challenges," the speaker said, urging awareness of those trends while stopping short of proposing specific rule changes.

The speaker closed by expressing confidence in regulators and market participants to adapt, saying that "if the past 50 years have shown us anything, it is that the commission and derivatives industry are more than capable of innovating, to meet those challenges." The transcript contains no formal motions, votes, or directives, and does not identify the Commission by full name.

Because the speaker is not identified in the transcript and no formal actions are recorded, the remarks should be read as a statement of view recorded in the transcript rather than as an official policy action or vote.