# CFTC Orders Macquarie Futures USA LLC to Pay a $150,000 Penalty for Failing to Maintain Adequate Funds in Secured Accounts in Connection with Conversion by Exchange of Certain Off-Exchange Instruments to On-Exchange Products

> CFTC release 6679-13 · 2013-09-04 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6679-13
- **Release date:** 2013-09-04
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Macquarie Futures USA LLC to Pay a $150,000 Penalty for Failing to Maintain Adequate Funds in Secured Accounts in Connection with Conversion by Exchange of Certain Off-Exchange Instruments to On-Exchange Products
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6679-13

## 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 6679-13, "CFTC Orders Macquarie Futures USA LLC to Pay a $150,000 Penalty for Failing to Maintain Adequate Funds in Secured Accounts in Connection with Conversion by Exchange of Certain Off-Exchange Instruments to On-Exchange Products", 2013-09-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6679-13.

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