# CFTC FILES AND SETTLES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST BOSTON TRADING ADVISORS, LLC, FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR;

> CFTC release 4860-03 · 2003-10-29 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4860-03
- **Release date:** 2003-10-29
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** CFTC FILES AND SETTLES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST BOSTON TRADING ADVISORS, LLC, FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR;
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4860-03

## What this is

CFTC enforcement actions cover derivatives + commodities + crypto fraud cases. The Commission charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension.


## Citation

> US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, press release 4860-03, "CFTC FILES AND SETTLES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST BOSTON TRADING ADVISORS, LLC, FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR;", 2003-10-29. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4860-03.

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