A natural gas trader pleaded guilty in federal district court last week to conspiring to commit commodities fraud and wire fraud in an insider trading scheme over natural gas futures. His co-conspirator had pleaded guilty...more
2/12/2021
/ Anti-Manipulation Rule ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fraud ,
Futures ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Insider Trading ,
Market Manipulation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Wire Fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently released its Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The report, which details the operation of the...more
The proposal could create uncertainty for market participants and raise jurisdictional questions about which regulator should police power markets....more
5/26/2016
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Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Energy Market ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
ISOs ,
Jurisdiction ,
Price Manipulation ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
RTO
The proposal furthers an ongoing effort to minimize Dodd-Frank burdens on commercial end users.
On April 4, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order proposing guidance about the Dodd-Frank...more