CFTC Enforcement Update: A Spoofing Record Breaker & More on “Insider Trading”
Enforcement Highlights Blog
On August 19, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued three orders filing and settling charges against a bank with a provisionally registered swap dealer (the “Firm”) requiring the Firm to pay $127.4 million for spoofing and making false statements, as well as for swap dealer compliance and supervision violations.
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