# CFTC Staff Issues Advisory Reminding Futures Commission Merchants, Clearing Members, Foreign Brokers, Swap Dealers, and Certain Reporting Markets of their Reporting Obligations Pursuant to the Ownership and Control Final Rule

> CFTC release 7139-15 · 2015-03-24 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7139-15
- **Release date:** 2015-03-24
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Staff Issues Advisory Reminding Futures Commission Merchants, Clearing Members, Foreign Brokers, Swap Dealers, and Certain Reporting Markets of their Reporting Obligations Pursuant to the Ownership and Control Final Rule
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7139-15

## 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 7139-15, "CFTC Staff Issues Advisory Reminding Futures Commission Merchants, Clearing Members, Foreign Brokers, Swap Dealers, and Certain Reporting Markets of their Reporting Obligations Pursuant to the Ownership and Control Final Rule", 2015-03-24. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-13 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7139-15.

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