RPT-U.S. derivatives regulator faces test in big courtroom showdowns
July 28, 2014 at 07:00 AM EDT
WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal agency regulating derivatives has fought just three trials since 2011, all against small-time fraudsters in Florida. Now it is poised to take on a series of formidable opponents in the biggest courtroom tests yet of its efforts to crack down on market wrongdoing.