# CFTC Orders Illinois Traders Andrew Daniels, Ed Taylor and Daniels Trading Group LLC to Pay $2 Million and Imposes Trading Prohibition for Violating Rough Rice Speculative Position Limits and Concealing Material Facts from the CME Group

> CFTC release 5975-11 · 2011-01-27 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5975-11
- **Release date:** 2011-01-27
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Illinois Traders Andrew Daniels, Ed Taylor and Daniels Trading Group LLC to Pay $2 Million and Imposes Trading Prohibition for Violating Rough Rice Speculative Position Limits and Concealing Material Facts from the CME Group
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5975-11

## 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 5975-11, "CFTC Orders Illinois Traders Andrew Daniels, Ed Taylor and Daniels Trading Group LLC to Pay $2 Million and Imposes Trading Prohibition for Violating Rough Rice Speculative Position Limits and Concealing Material Facts from the CME Group", 2011-01-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5975-11.

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