# CFTC Orders Tennessee-based Commodity Pool Operator Hope Advisors LLC to Pay a $100,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Registration and Reporting Violations

> CFTC release 7153-15 · 2015-04-16 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7153-15
- **Release date:** 2015-04-16
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Tennessee-based Commodity Pool Operator Hope Advisors LLC to Pay a $100,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Registration and Reporting Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7153-15

## 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 7153-15, "CFTC Orders Tennessee-based Commodity Pool Operator Hope Advisors LLC to Pay a $100,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Registration and Reporting Violations", 2015-04-16. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7153-15.

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