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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is a U.S. federal agency established to regulate the commodity futures and options markets. Created in 1974 under the Commodity Exchange Act, the CFTC’s primary mission is to protect market participants from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices, while also fostering transparent and competitive futures and options markets. The CFTC oversees futures exchanges, clearinghouses, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, and other market participants, ensuring compliance with its regulations aimed at promoting market integrity and reducing systemic risk. Through its enforcement actions, rulemaking initiatives, market surveillance, and educational efforts, the CFTC strives to maintain fair and efficient markets for commodities like agricultural products, energy, metals, and financial instruments, thereby supporting price discovery and risk management for businesses and investors.

CFTC-PR-8868-24

CFTC-PR-8868-24 (FEB. 21, 2024) Source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8868-24 Download: CFTC-PR-8868-24 (PDF) PRESS RELEASE | 8868-24 Commissioner Pham Announces CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting on March 6, 2024. Washington, D.C. — CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham, sponsor of the Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), announced today the GMAC will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, March 6, […]

CFTC-PR-8860-24

CFTC-PR-8860-24 (FEB. 8, 2024) Source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8860-24 Download: CFTC-PR-8860-24 (PDF) PRESS RELEASE | 8860-24 CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee Advances Key Recommendations . . . Commissioner Pham Applauds Stakeholder Collaboration Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), sponsored by Commissioner Caroline D. Pham, formally advanced eight recommendations to the Commission […]

CFTC-RED-LIST

File ID:  CFTC-RED-LIST Date:  July 12, 2024 Accessed:  July 12, 2024 Headline:  The Registration Deficient List, also called the RED List, contains names of foreign entities that appear to be acting in a capacity that requires registration with the CFTC, but they are NOT registered with the CFTC. Source:  https://www.cftc.gov/LearnAndProtect/Resources/Check/redlist.htm Categories: (CFTC RED LIST) CFTC-RED-LIST […]

CFTC-PR-8931-24

File ID:  CFTC-PR-8931-24 Date:  July 3, 2024 Accessed:  July 8, 2024 Headline:  Federal Court Enters Summary Judgment Against Oregon Man and Orders $83 Million in Restitution for Fraud Victims Source:  https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8931-24 Categories: COMMODITY FRAUD MISAPPROPRIATION PONZI SCHEME CFTC-PR-8931-24 – Viewer: ▼▼▼ (Download PDF File )

CFTC-PR-8930-24

File ID:  CFTC-PR-8930-24 Date:  July 2, 2024 Accessed:  July 8, 2024 Headline:  Federal Court Orders Unregistered Michigan Pool Operator and its President to Pay Over $13 Million for Forex Fraud Source:  https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8930-24 Categories: COMMODITY POOL OPERATORS (CPO) REGISTRATION FAILURES FOREX FRAUD CFTC-PR-8930-24 – Viewer: ▼▼▼ (Download PDF File )

CFTC-PR-8929-24

File ID:  CFTC-PR-8929-24 Date: July 1, 2024 Accessed:  July 8, 2024 Headline:  CFTC Announces Supervisory Stress Test Results, a report detailing the results of its fourth Supervisory Stress Test (SST) of derivatives clearing organization (DCO) resources. Source:  https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8929-24 Categories: AGENCY REPORTS CFTC REPORTS CFTC-PR-8929-24 – Viewer: ▼▼▼ (Download PDF File )

CFTC-PR-8928-24

File ID:  CFTC-PR-8928-24 Date:  June 27, 2024 Accessed:  June 29, 2024 Headline:  CFTC Staff Issues a No-Action Letter Regarding Certain Reporting Requirements for Swaps Transitioning from CDOR to CORRA. Source:  https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8928-24 Categories: AGENCY RULES-CHANGES CFTC RULES-CHANGES CFTC-PR-8928-24 – Viewer: ▼▼▼ (Download PDF File )

CFTC-PR-8925-24

File ID:  CFTC-PR-8925-24 Date:  June 25, 2024 Accessed:  June 25, 2024 Headline:  Commodity Futures Trading Commission Approves Final Capital Comparability Determinations for Certain Non-U.S. Nonbank Swap Dealers. Source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8925-24 Categories: AGENCY RULES-CHANGES CFTC RULES-CHANGES SWAP DEALERS CFTC-PR-8925-24 – Viewer: ▼▼▼ (Download PDF File )

CFTC-PR-8922-24

File ID: CFTC-PR-8922-24 Date: June 17, 2024 Accessed: June 21, 2024 Headline:  Commodity Futures Trading Commission Awards Over $8 Million to Insider Whistleblower Who Aided CFTC and Other Agency Actions. Source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8922-24 Categories: WHISTLEBLOWER REWARDS CFTC-PR-8922-24 – Viewer: ▼▼▼ (Download PDF File )