CFTC FINES FLOOR BROKER FOR UNLAWFULLY TRADING CRUDE OIL FUTURES CONTRACTS; Robert Benjamin Harmon, Jr. Settles Charges that He Engaged in Wash Sales, Reported Non-Bona Fide Prices, and Executed Non-competitive Trades Settlement

CFTC release 4881-04 · 2004-01-21 · view on cftc.gov ↗

Key facts

Release number: 4881-04
Release date: 2004-01-21
Type: Settlement
Primary source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4881-04

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