Search Results for: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2015
November 9th, 2015
Agency Filed 69 Enforcement Cases and Achieved a Record $3.14 Billion in Civil Monetary Penalties Ordered The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today released the agency’s enforcement results for fiscal year (FY) 2015, which included a record $3.144 ...
SGX establishes connectivity with CME Group co-location facility
November 4th, 2015
Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced that it will establish a presence in the CME Group co-location facility based in Aurora, Illinois, to provide direct connectivity for customers between the two facilities. The SGX Chicago Hub, hosted within the CME ...
Commodities Trader Found Guilty in ‘Spoofing’ Case
November 4th, 2015
Michael Coscia faces up to 25 years in prison with sentencing scheduled for March A Chicago jury found a New Jersey-based commodities trader guilty of 12 counts of fraud and manipulating the futures market on Tuesday in a major ...
Oil Speculators Make `Easy’ Bearish Call at 85-Year Supply High
October 27th, 2015
Money managers increase bearish wagers by most since July U.S. crude supplies have gained 5% in past four weeks Hedge funds placed the most bets on falling oil prices since July as rising piles of crude dashed hopes of ...
European Court of Justice: Bitcoin is a currency and exchanges are VAT-exempt
October 22nd, 2015
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that bitcoin exchange transactions should be exempt from VAT. The ECJ ruling stated that bitcoin transactions “are exempt from VAT under the provision concerning transactions relating to currency, bank notes and ...
Over $31 Million in penalties for Fraud and Ponzi Scheme Operator
October 21st, 2015
In a Related Criminal Action, John R. Bullar was sentenced to 8 Years 4 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay over $6 Million in Criminal Restitution The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Michael ...
CME permanently bans 3 traders for spoofing
October 13th, 2015
CME Group Inc has permanently banned three traders who admitted to violations including the manipulative strategy known as spoofing, according to disciplinary notices issued on Monday. A permanent ban is a severe punishment that CME, which owns the New ...
Federal Court charges Alexander Glytenko and Direct Investment Products, Inc.
October 6th, 2015
Federal Court Orders Alexander Glytenko and His Company, Direct Investment Products, Inc., to Pay a Monetary Penalty and Restitution Totaling More than $3.8 Million in Connection with Commodity Pool Fraud The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced ...
First brokers stand trial over Libor
October 5th, 2015
The first brokers to face prosecution in the global Libor investigation over allegations they helped traders from various panel banks to manipulate the rate by acting as middlemen will go on trial this week in London. The case will ...
CFTC Orders Deutsche Bank AG to Pay a $2.5 Million Civil Monetary Penalty
October 2nd, 2015
CFTC Orders Deutsche Bank AG to Pay a $2.5 Million Civil Monetary Penalty for Swaps Reporting Violations and Related Supervision Failures CFTC Finds that Deutsche Bank Did Not Diligently Address and Correct Errors until after Bank Was Notified of ...
