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CFTC charges Forex broker FXCM with Undercapitalization
August 19th, 2016
The CFTC Complaint, filed on August 18, 2016, alleges that FXCM, as an RFED in the business of offering or engaging in retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions, was required to maintain adjusted net capital of approximately $25 million on ...
CFTC charges TradeMasters and its owner for fraud
August 18th, 2016
CFTC Alleges Schacke and his Company TradeMasters Fraudulently Solicited at Least $155,626 from at Least 36 Investors Federal Court Issues Restraining Order Protecting Defendants’ Books and Records and Granting the CFTC Access to Such Records The U.S. Commodity Futures ...
CFTC: Two Israeli web based binary options firms ordered to pay more than $4.5 Million
July 29th, 2016
Federal Court Orders Israeli Web-based Firms, Vault Options, Ltd. and Global Trader 365, to Pay More than $4.5 Million for Unlawful Off-Exchange Binary Options Trading, Fraud, and Registration Violations CFTC Obtains Default Judgment and Permanent Trading Ban against the ...
CFTC announced an award of approximately $50,000 to a whistleblower
July 27th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced an award of approximately $50,000 to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided key original information that led to a successful CFTC enforcement action. The award is the fourth award made by ...
CFTC Extends Designation of DTCC-SWIFT as LEI Provider
July 19th, 2016
One-Year Extension Allows More Time for Global LEI System Transition The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it has issued an Order extending, by one year, the designation of the utility operated by DTCC-SWIFT as the provider ...
CFTC Orders Atlantas Group, Inc. and Edmund Hysni to Pay in Total $7.2 Million
July 15th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Respondents Atlantas Group, Inc. (Atlantas) and Edmund Hysni for committing solicitation fraud in connection with options on futures contracts trading on the Chicago Board of Trade ...
CFTC Orders Barclays Bank PLC to Pay a $560,000 Penalty
July 7th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays) for failing to submit accurate large trader reports (LTRs) for physical commodity swap positions, in violation of Section 4s(f) of ...
CFTC announced that individual and his companies ordered to pay nearly $17.5 Million for operating a Ponzi Scheme
July 6th, 2016
Garcia Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison and a Forfeiture of over $3 Million in a Parallel Criminal Case Federal Court Orders Nearly $17.5 Million in Sanctions against Naples, Florida Resident Dorian Garcia and his Companies for Solicitation Fraud, ...
CFTC: Over $2.7 Million penalty for a Commodity Pool Fraud
June 23rd, 2016
Federal Court Orders Dante S. Giovannetti and His Companies Emini Experts, LLC and Capital Trading Concepts LLC to Pay over $2.7 Million in Restitution and Monetary Penalties for Commodity Pool Fraud and Other Violations of the Commodity Exchange Act ...
CFTC ordered a $2.4 Million penalty for Illegal Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions
June 21st, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Beth Bloom of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted the CFTC’s motion for entry of final default judgment Order against Defendants Harvard Assets LLC (Harvard ...