# CFTC Approves Conforming Amendments to Part 4 Regulations Governing Operations and Activities of Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors

> CFTC release 6334-12 · 2012-08-24 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6334-12
- **Release date:** 2012-08-24
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Approves Conforming Amendments to Part 4 Regulations Governing Operations and Activities of Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6334-12

## 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 6334-12, "CFTC Approves Conforming Amendments to Part 4 Regulations Governing Operations and Activities of Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors", 2012-08-24. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6334-12.

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