# Amaranth Entities Ordered to Pay a $7.5 Million Civil Fine in CFTC Action Alleging Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Futures Prices

> CFTC release 5692-09 · 2009-08-13 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5692-09
- **Release date:** 2009-08-13
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** Amaranth Entities Ordered to Pay a $7.5 Million Civil Fine in CFTC Action Alleging Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Futures Prices
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5692-09

## 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 5692-09, "Amaranth Entities Ordered to Pay a $7.5 Million Civil Fine in CFTC Action Alleging Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Futures Prices", 2009-08-13. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5692-09.

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