# CFTC Sanctions Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $100,000 for Wash Sales and Causing Noncompetitive Trading in the Reformulated Gasoline Futures Contract Traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange

> CFTC release 5989-11 · 2011-02-23 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5989-11
- **Release date:** 2011-02-23
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Sanctions Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $100,000 for Wash Sales and Causing Noncompetitive Trading in the Reformulated Gasoline Futures Contract Traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5989-11

## 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 5989-11, "CFTC Sanctions Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $100,000 for Wash Sales and Causing Noncompetitive Trading in the Reformulated Gasoline Futures Contract Traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange", 2011-02-23. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5989-11.

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