Regardless of whether the CFTC grants an award, the CFTC will not disclose any information which could reasonably be expected to reveal a whistleblower’s ...
As alleged, a mere fraction of participant funds were traded at NADEX, with at least $2.3 million being misappropriated, leaving a shortfall in excess of ...
I will be pleased that I have furthered and confirmed much of the Dodd- Frank mandate for swaps. Where I have identified flaws ...
All of us here at the CFTC are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Commissioner Bart Chilton. With his trademark flair and ...
As part of Project KISS, the Commission is proposing to revise or delete certain provisions in Part 39. These revisions will improve the clarity ...
James McDonald, Director of the CFTC’s Enforcement Division, stated: “Unfortunately, we have seen fraudsters in our markets seek to take advantage of the potential ...
I am pleased to see the first part of the Roadmap, the proposed changes to Part 49, issued today. These proposed changes update the ...
To entice pool participants, the defendants falsely represented that, among other things, pool participants would receive a minimum 12% guaranteed annual return; the Oasis Pools ...
The current implementation of the SLR is biased against derivatives. It does not take into account the fact that outstanding derivative contracts in a ...
The Follow-Up Group has three important tasks:
•Examine instances of market fragmentation in securities and derivatives markets, and the potential reasons why fragmentation developed.
•Take stock of ...