The Nodal Trader, a Platts publication on power trading, hosted a conference in New York City on 25-26 October 2011 that focused on nodal/forward power trading. market design and requirements, and updates on new market entry. NERA Vice President Dr. Sharon Brown-Hruska, a former Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, participated in a session entitled "Impact of Dodd-Frank Act/Financial Reform Legislation on Power Trading." The session addressed how the Act could impact the power markets, the potential impact of the final rules, how Financial Trading Rights in wholesale power markets could be treated under developing rules, and the market reactions to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Credit Reform Order. 
 
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