# CFTC Charges Chicago Trader Igor B. Oystacher & His Proprietary Trading Company, 3 Red Trading LLC, with Spoofing and Employment of a Manipulative and Deceptive Device while Trading E-Mini S&P 500, Copper, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and VIX Futures Contracts

> CFTC release 7264-15 · 2015-10-20 · **Spoofing** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7264-15
- **Release date:** 2015-10-20
- **Type:** Spoofing
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Chicago Trader Igor B. Oystacher & His Proprietary Trading Company, 3 Red Trading LLC, with Spoofing and Employment of a Manipulative and Deceptive Device while Trading E-Mini S&P 500, Copper, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and VIX Futures Contracts
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7264-15

## 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 7264-15, "CFTC Charges Chicago Trader Igor B. Oystacher & His Proprietary Trading Company, 3 Red Trading LLC, with Spoofing and Employment of a Manipulative and Deceptive Device while Trading E-Mini S&P 500, Copper, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and VIX Futures Contracts", 2015-10-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7264-15.

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