# CFTC Orders Chicago Futures Commission Merchant FCStone, LLC and New York Introducing Broker Commodity Operations Inc. to Pay $260,000 for Supervision Violations

> CFTC release 6205-12 · 2012-03-14 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6205-12
- **Release date:** 2012-03-14
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Chicago Futures Commission Merchant FCStone, LLC and New York Introducing Broker Commodity Operations Inc. to Pay $260,000 for Supervision Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6205-12

## 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 6205-12, "CFTC Orders Chicago Futures Commission Merchant FCStone, LLC and New York Introducing Broker Commodity Operations Inc. to Pay $260,000 for Supervision Violations", 2012-03-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6205-12.

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