CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton has announced that he will be leaving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by the end of next week.
Chilton, who had said he would be leaving the CFTC in November, has stated that he will step down from the Commission by March 22nd.
Though he announced his departure months ago, Chilton had decided to stay on for a little longer than planned, most likely to serve as an extra hand at the commission, which would have been running with only two of the five commissioners it requires had he left.
However, now that the Senate has met with, and seems likely to accept, the three replacement nominees set to join the CFTC, Chilton may feel as though he can step down without causing any issues.
Along with former chairman Gary Gensler, Chilton was among the most vocal supporter within the CFTC for stricter position limits for traders and other largely contested rules formed from the Dodd-Frank Act.
Chilton plans to finish writing his book, “Theft” which will detail the relationship between Wall Street and Washington, telling Bloomberg in an interview “I have a book to write, and I want to get to it.”
Chilton will be succeeded by Sharon Y. Bowen, pending her likely approval from the Senate.
