# CFTC Orders Connecticut-based Interactive Brokers LLC, a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, to Pay a $225,000 Civil Monetary Penalty

> CFTC release 6560-13 · 2013-04-10 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6560-13
- **Release date:** 2013-04-10
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Connecticut-based Interactive Brokers LLC, a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, to Pay a $225,000 Civil Monetary Penalty
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6560-13

## 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 6560-13, "CFTC Orders Connecticut-based Interactive Brokers LLC, a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, to Pay a $225,000 Civil Monetary Penalty", 2013-04-10. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6560-13.

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