Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

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You have to wonder if Glenn Graham even wanted to be in the commodity investment business anymore. In a new enforcement settlement, Graham and his ...

The reason that the Fund Complex has a CPO registration issue with respect to “A” is because “B” is used as a conduit for the ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is proposing amendments to certain regulations applicable to registered derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs). These proposed amendments would, among other ...

There are only 16 CFTC registered derivatives clearing organizations but they just got a kiss from their regulator. The Commission is proposing simplifying registration and ...

We want to map the inter-connectedness of regulated derivatives markets to the broader financial system and study risk transmission throughout. Undoubtedly, the CFTC’s regulatory ...

Bretas de Freitas and PCI fraudulently solicited at least $7.8 million from various victims for the defendants’ commodity pools or managed futures funds (“Funds”). ...

Think of it as a book you hope you never need to read. The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement has put out its 59-page enforcement manual. ...

Smothermon falsely inflated the value of the trading book he oversaw in his role as head trader of the company’s natural gas division in order ...

This Manual was prepared by the CFTC Division of Enforcement’s Office of Chief Counsel, and is property of the United States Government. The Manual reflects the ...