There are critics of the new proposals for regulation in the US natural gas markets. The criticisms fall into four categories.First, there is a camp that believes Amaranth’s positions were not too big for the market and that setting strict positions limits will compromise “...the efficient transfer of risk in the market place,” (Watkins (2007)).Second, some people do not wish there to be multiple regulatory agencies regulating the natural gas futures market. Third, some people worry that regulation will cause business to transfer to overseas markets. Finally,some argue that the regulation will ultimately not work,because market participants will find other loopholes (Watkins
(2007)).