# CFTC Orders New York Firm D.E. Shaw & Co. L.P. to Pay $140,000 Penalty for Violating Soybean and Corn Futures Speculative Position Limits

> CFTC release 6186-12 · 2012-02-23 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6186-12
- **Release date:** 2012-02-23
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders New York Firm D.E. Shaw & Co. L.P. to Pay $140,000 Penalty for Violating Soybean and Corn Futures Speculative Position Limits
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6186-12

## 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 6186-12, "CFTC Orders New York Firm D.E. Shaw & Co. L.P. to Pay $140,000 Penalty for Violating Soybean and Corn Futures Speculative Position Limits", 2012-02-23. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6186-12.

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