Professor
Michael Greenberger
Michael Greenberger, JD
Media - April 2011
BusinessWeek - April 29, 2011
Professor Greenberger is referenced in comments about "giant
derivatives markets that go largely untracked and unregulated."
Huffington Post - April 29, 2011
Houston Chronicle - April 29, 2011
Daily Journal - May 2, 2011
Professor Greenberger disputed Treasury's main defense of the
exemption -- that the contracts expire so fast that they don't pose
serious risks to the financial system.
MarketWatch - April 27, 2011
Professor Greenberger agrees that the derivatives unit requirements
must be implemented to protect taxpayers so that federal funds don't
need to be employed in a future crisis to pay off counter-parties of a
failing financial institution.
Toronto Globe and Mail - April 22, 2011
Professor Greenberger indicates that there is strong evidence that
excessive --and often illegal-- speculation can drive energy markets.
FINCAD - April 25, 2011
Professor Greenberger said the new definition will likely include credit
derivatives, currency derivatives commodity index swaps, energy
swaps, and agriculture swaps.
The Globe and Mail - April 22, 2011
Professor Greenberger says,"If there are grand jury investigations
opened up and indictments being brought down, I have every
confidence the price of the commodities will start to drop."
Reuters.com - April 21, 2011
Professor Greenberger discusses the task force formed by the Obama
CNBC - April 21, 2011
Professor Greenberger discusses Goldman Sachs' influence on the
U.S. Department of the Treasury during a period of financial turbulence
and government bailouts.
Producer.com - April 21, 2011
Professor Greenberger says the CFTC should restrict the influence of
speculative money on agricultural commodity prices, suggesting the

Cornell Daily Sun - April 22, 2011
Professor Greenberger discusses the linkage between oil prices and
the impact of investor/speculative activity
Fuel Oil News.com - April 19, 2011
Professor Greenberger discusses the linkage between oil prices and
the impact of investor/speculative activity.
"The Ed Schultz Show," MSNBC - April 19, 2011
Professor Greenberger discusses the real-life implications of
excessive speculation.
"The Diane Rehm Show," NPR - April 12, 2011
Professor Greenberger discusses the current state of the U.S.
economy and housing market.
Bloomberg Businessweek - April 7, 2011
Professor Greenberger says big banks want to do everything they can
to control the post- Dodd-Frank market.
Los Angeles Times - April 3, 2011
Professor Greenberger explains the dangers of trading foreign
currency.
Fiscal Times - April 1, 2011
Professor Greenberger discusses the end-user exemption of the
Dodd-Frank bill.