On Monday, April 29, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reiterated that wash trades (transactions without intent to take genuine, bona fide positions in the market, such as simultaneous purchases and sales designed to...more
5/3/2013
- CFTC Penalties Wash Trades
On March 28, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a final rule that largely affirmed its earlier proposal to exempt certain FERC and Texas PUC regulated transactions from CFTC jurisdiction and provided...more
4/8/2013
- CFTC Exemptions Final Rules ISOs RTO Swaps
On Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has exclusive jurisdiction over...more
3/20/2013
- CFTC Exclusive Jurisdiction FERC Futures Natural Gas
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced its second enforcement action against a commodity trader for engaging in the manipulative scheme called “spoofing.” U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more
1/4/2013
- CFTC Commodities Enforcement Actions Spoofing
