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inlawrev-2295	Sakowitz, Anita	The Pre-emption Doctrine and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act: In Favor of State Law	1978	22	.pdf	application/pdf	9701	440	57	In a letter to the Indiana Securities Commission, the CFTC ex- pressed the opinion that a commodity options trading advisor who offers and sells commodity options to the public is not required to register as a broker-dealer under state securities law, because the CFTC Act pre-empts state law insofar as it seeks to regulate com- modity options transactions.98 [Vol. 11:467 When using conflict between federal and state statutes as grounds for pre-emption,18 the Court first analyzes the statutes in question, then determines whether a conflict actually exists.19 The clearest cases arising on grounds of conflict occur when state law mandates action forbidden by federal law, or vice-versa.	cache/inlawrev-2295.pdf	txt/inlawrev-2295.txt