Search Results for: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Forex broker fined for more than $35 Million
November 17th, 2016
Federal Court Orders IB Capital FX, LLC, Michel Geurkink, and Emad Echadi to Pay More than $35 Million in Restitution and a Civil Penalty for Soliciting at Least $50 Million from Members of the Public to Trade Forex, without ...
Coffee, corn tempt hedge funds to extend bullish ags spree
November 15th, 2016
Hedge funds lifted their bullish positioning in ags to the highest in four months, fuelled by a record-high net long in coffee, and a sharp cut in bearish bets on corn – which could create potential for fresh selling. ...
London ‘flash crash’ trader faces up to 30 years in US jail after admitting to spoofing
November 10th, 2016
Navinder Singh Sarao, who operated from parents’ UK home, also agreed to pay US government $12.8m. A trader who operated from his parents’ home in London faces up to 30 years in jail in the US, after pleading guilty ...
Bats Global Markets Completes Acquisition of Javelin SEF
November 2nd, 2016
Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) today completed its acquisition of Javelin SEF, LLC (Javelin), a swap execution facility (SEF). The deal was announced on August 11, 2016 and received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on October 23, 2016. ...
Dollar Climbs as Asian Stocks Advance Amid Earnings; Oil Falls
October 24th, 2016
Speeches by Fed officials may affect outlook for U.S. rates Offshore yuan sinks toward all-time low after record outflows The dollar strengthened versus most of its major peers, buoyed by the prospect of U.S. interest rates being raised at ...
Why Oil Prices Are Bothering the AUD
October 17th, 2016
Historically, there hadn’t been much of a strong correlation between crude oil and the Australian dollar, whether it’s a positive or negative one. These days, however, the rise in the commodity seems to be accompanied by a drag on ...
CFTC approves Rule on cross-border transactions
October 12th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today voted unanimously to propose rules and interpretations addressing the application of certain swap provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and Commission regulations to cross-border transactions (Proposed Rule). The proposal defines ...
CFTC Signs MOU with UK Financial Conduct Authority to Enhance Supervision of Cross-Border Regulated Firms
October 7th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad and Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in ...
CFTC charged Schooloftrade.Com and its owners for fraud
October 3rd, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil anti-fraud enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California charging Defendants Joseph Dufresne (a/k/a Joseph James) and Megan Renkow (a/k/a Megan James), both of Palos Verdes Estates, California, ...
CFTC Orders Angus Partners LLC D/B/A Angus Energy to Pay a $250,000 Civil Penalty
September 30th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it entered an Order requiring Angus Partners LLC D/B/A Angus Energy (Angus), a Florida limited liability company with its principal place of business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to pay a $250,000 ...
