# London-based Forex Capital Markets Ltd. Ordered to Pay $140,000 Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Acting as an Unregistered Retail Forex Exchange Dealer

> CFTC release 6087-11 · 2011-08-04 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6087-11
- **Release date:** 2011-08-04
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** London-based Forex Capital Markets Ltd. Ordered to Pay $140,000 Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Acting as an Unregistered Retail Forex Exchange Dealer
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6087-11

## 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 6087-11, "London-based Forex Capital Markets Ltd. Ordered to Pay $140,000 Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Acting as an Unregistered Retail Forex Exchange Dealer", 2011-08-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6087-11.

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