# CFTC Issues Consumer Advisory Warning About Promises of Easy Profits from Commodity Futures and Options Trading Based on Seasonal Demand and Other Well-Known Public Information

> CFTC release 5146-05 · 2005-12-20 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5146-05
- **Release date:** 2005-12-20
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Issues Consumer Advisory Warning About Promises of Easy Profits from Commodity Futures and Options Trading Based on Seasonal Demand and Other Well-Known Public Information
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5146-05

## 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 5146-05, "CFTC Issues Consumer Advisory Warning About Promises of Easy Profits from Commodity Futures and Options Trading Based on Seasonal Demand and Other Well-Known Public Information", 2005-12-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5146-05.

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