The CFTC charged multiple entities for falsely claiming to be registered with the CFTC and NFA in connection with commodities offerings.
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An entity and its owner settled charges with the CFTC for failure to register as a commodity trading adviser in connection with the provision of trading signals for binary options transactions.
Strengthening Democracy Task Force Co-Chair John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) urged the CFTC to reject a "congressional control event contract proposal" which would allow individuals to bet on a political party’s control in Congress.
The CFTC initiated a review of a DCM offering related to which political party will control each chamber of the U.S. Congress.
A futures commission merchant settled CFTC charges for failing to (i) implement an adequate AML program, (ii) impose risk-based trading position limits on a customer's accounts and (iii) maintain customer records for a substantial period of time.