On Feb. 25, the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement released an advisory highlighting the benefits of self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation for violations of the Commodities Exchange Act. It refines the Division’s approach, guiding how these factors influence enforcement recommendations.
On June 25, 2020, the five commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), by a vote of three-to-two, withdrew proposed Regulation Automated Trading (Reg. AT), and by a vote
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Departing from its historical practice but following the approach taken by the SEC and FINRA, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Feb. 12, 2019, announced its first release of
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President Trump has announced his intention to nominate Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) acting head J. Christopher Giancarlo as permanent chairman. This news is of high importance for the alternative
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Sarao, Coscia, and now the Berkshire Power Company, each charged with crimes – spoofing, fraud, false information – relating to commodity trading. Commodity traders likely have incorporated into their compliance
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