Clear away the fog around OTC.

The article looks at issues concerning the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market in the U.S. In November 2009, one U.S. senator has estimated that the market grew to 600 trillion U.S. dollars in notional value since the adoption of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (CFMA) of 2000. Issues surrounding the legislation on OTC derivatives introduced in the U.S. Congress are whether tighter regulation would be helpful for OTC derivatives and whether end users should be exempt from some of the controls that may be imposed on dealers.