# CFTC Charges Optiver Holding BV, Two Subsidiaries, and High-Ranking Employees with Manipulation of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and Gasoline Futures Contracts

> CFTC release 5521-08 · 2008-07-25 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5521-08
- **Release date:** 2008-07-25
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Optiver Holding BV, Two Subsidiaries, and High-Ranking Employees with Manipulation of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and Gasoline Futures Contracts
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5521-08

## 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 5521-08, "CFTC Charges Optiver Holding BV, Two Subsidiaries, and High-Ranking Employees with Manipulation of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and Gasoline Futures Contracts", 2008-07-25. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5521-08.

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