# CFTC Charges Royal Bank of Canada with Multi-Hundred Million Dollar Wash Sale Scheme

> CFTC release 6223-12 · 2012-04-03 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6223-12
- **Release date:** 2012-04-03
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Royal Bank of Canada with Multi-Hundred Million Dollar Wash Sale Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6223-12

## 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 6223-12, "CFTC Charges Royal Bank of Canada with Multi-Hundred Million Dollar Wash Sale Scheme", 2012-04-03. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6223-12.

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