# BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. NA Agrees to Pay $250,000 Penalty to Settle Charges of Prearranged Trading and Fictitious Sales on the CBOT

> CFTC release 6197-12 · 2012-03-09 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6197-12
- **Release date:** 2012-03-09
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. NA Agrees to Pay $250,000 Penalty to Settle Charges of Prearranged Trading and Fictitious Sales on the CBOT
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6197-12

## 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 6197-12, "BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. NA Agrees to Pay $250,000 Penalty to Settle Charges of Prearranged Trading and Fictitious Sales on the CBOT", 2012-03-09. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6197-12.

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