Search Results for: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Firm to pay $3.4 Million Penalty for attempted manipulation of agricultural markets
July 16th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and settling charges against Lansing Trade Group, LLC (Lansing), a commodity merchandising firm with headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, for the attempted manipulation of the price of certain wheat ...
Cryptocurrency tether used to boost bitcoin prices, study finds
June 18th, 2018
There is evidence that tether, a digital currency pegged to the U.S. dollar, may have been used to manipulate the price of bitcoin BTC and other cryptocurrencies, according to a research paper released by the University of Texas on ...
Omega Knight 2 and two individuals charged with $5.5 Million precious metals fraud
June 14th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Defendants Omega Knight 2, LLC (Omega Knight), its owner and president, Aviv Michael Hen (Aviv Hen) ...
Société Générale to pay millions for LIBOR and Euribor manipulation charges
June 5th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and settling charges against Société Générale S.A. (Société Générale or the Bank) for attempted manipulation of and false reporting in connection with the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) for ...
USA Regulator ordered a penalty of more than $2.2 million for Forex fraud scheme
May 14th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Esther Salas of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has entered an Order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Alcibiades Cifuentes (Cifuentes) and Jennifer Wee ...
Oil prices reach highest since November 2014
May 7th, 2018
U.S. oil prices rose above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time since November 2014 while Brent crude prices climbed to fresh highs, as a deepening economic crisis in Venezuela threatened the country’s already tumbling oil supplies. ...
How to choose the best bitcoin or cryptocurrency exchange
March 1st, 2018
During the bitcoin frenzy at the end of December, Coinbase, one of the premier exchanges, halted trading briefly due to crushing volume as prices plunged. Many of Coinbase’s competitors also have suffered growing pains as digital money grows ever ...
Brent crude oil rises to $70
January 15th, 2018
Brent crude oil prices rose to $70 a barrel on Monday, supported by ongoing output cuts led by OPEC and Russia, and ignoring a rise in U.S. and Canadian drilling activity that points to higher future output in North ...
U.S Regulator Approves Exemption From SEF Registration for MTFs and OTFs Authorized Within the EU
December 11th, 2017
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the issuance of an order exempting certain multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and organised trading facilities (OTFs) authorized within the European Union (EU) from the requirement to register with the CFTC as swap ...
Individual And His Company Ordered To Pay Millions In Monetary Penalties For Investment Fraud
November 20th, 2017
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained $1,127,855 in restitution for defrauded pool participants and $3,383,565 in civil monetary penalties in a federal court Default Judgment Order against Defendants Gerard Suite (who is known by numerous aliases, including Rawle ...
