# CFTC Orders Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P., a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, to Pay $7 Million for Supervision Failures in Handling Accounts it Carried

> CFTC release 6206-12 · 2012-03-14 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6206-12
- **Release date:** 2012-03-14
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P., a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, to Pay $7 Million for Supervision Failures in Handling Accounts it Carried
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6206-12

## 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 6206-12, "CFTC Orders Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P., a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, to Pay $7 Million for Supervision Failures in Handling Accounts it Carried", 2012-03-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6206-12.

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