# Christopher L. Pia, Former Portfolio Manager for  Hedge Fund Moore Capital Management, LLC, to Pay $1 Million Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Attempted Manipulation

> CFTC release 6079-11 · 2011-07-26 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6079-11
- **Release date:** 2011-07-26
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** Christopher L. Pia, Former Portfolio Manager for  Hedge Fund Moore Capital Management, LLC, to Pay $1 Million Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Attempted Manipulation
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6079-11

## 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 6079-11, "Christopher L. Pia, Former Portfolio Manager for  Hedge Fund Moore Capital Management, LLC, to Pay $1 Million Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Attempted Manipulation", 2011-07-26. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6079-11.

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