# CFTC Issues Request for Comment on Options for a Proposed Exemptive Order Relating to the Trading and Clearing of Precious Metal Commodity-Based ETFs and Concept Release

> CFTC release 5909-10 · 2010-10-01 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5909-10
- **Release date:** 2010-10-01
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Issues Request for Comment on Options for a Proposed Exemptive Order Relating to the Trading and Clearing of Precious Metal Commodity-Based ETFs and Concept Release
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5909-10

## 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 5909-10, "CFTC Issues Request for Comment on Options for a Proposed Exemptive Order Relating to the Trading and Clearing of Precious Metal Commodity-Based ETFs and Concept Release", 2010-10-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5909-10.

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