Enforcement Actions

The CFTC Division of Enforcement investigates and prosecutes alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations. The CFTC takes enforcement actions against individuals and firms registered with the Commission, those who are engaged in commodity futures and option trading on designated domestic exchanges, and those who improperly market futures and options contracts.

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View Opinions and Adjudicatory Orders

Enforcement Advisory: Updated Advisory on Self Reporting and Full Cooperation

Enforcement Advisory: Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations for Individuals

Enforcement Advisory: Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations for Companies

Enforcement Advisory: Advisory on Self Reporting and Cooperation for CEA Violations Involving Foreign Corrupt Practices

See CFTC Press Release 7518-17 (January 19, 2017) and
Speech of James McDonald, Director of the Division of Enforcement Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regarding Perspectives on Enforcement: Self-Reporting and Cooperation at the CFTC (September 25, 2017)

Date ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
CFTC Charges Georgia Resident Hendrik A. Van Beuningen and His Company, DeBrink Trading Fund I, LLC, with Fraud, Misappropriation, and Registration Violations in Connection with Their Commodity Pool
CFTC Charges Virginia Resident Tracy Lee Thomas and His Firm, Cayman Islands-Based Marbury Advisors Inc., with Fraudulently Soliciting over $1.2 Million in a Commodity Futures Scheme
CFTC Orders JPMorgan Ventures Energy Corp. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to Pay a $225,000 Penalty for Inaccurate Large Trader Reports for Physical Commodity Swaps Positions
Federal Court Orders Former Alabama Resident John David Stroud and His Companies to Pay More than $4.7 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty for Committing Commodity Pool Fraud and Misappropriation
CFTC Orders Payment of Penalties Totaling $665,000 by Credit Suisse International for Violating the Speculative Position Limit for Wheat Futures and by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC for Submitting False or Misleading Information to the CFTC
CFTC Orders Equinox Fund Management, LLC to Pay over $5.65 Million for Material Misstatements and Omissions
CFTC Charges Two Binary Options Firms with Fraud, Illegal Off-Exchange Activity, and Operating in an Unregistered Capacity
CFTC Orders Florida-based IBFX, Inc. (f/k/a TradeStation Forex, Inc.) to Pay a $1 Mln Penalty for Failing to Meet Minimum Capital Requirements, Failing to Timely Report Minimum Net Capital Violations, Supervisory Failures & Violating a Prior CFTC Order
CFTC Orders CHS, Inc. and CHS Hedging, LLC to Pay $1 Million for Inaccurately Reporting Positions in Corn and Soybeans
Federal Court Orders Banc de Binary Ltd., ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems Ltd., BDB Services Ltd. & Oren Shabat Laurent to Pay More than $9 Mln in Restitution & a Civil Monetary Penalty for Violating the CFTC’s Ban on Off-Exchange Binary Options