# CFTC Orders BNP Paribas Securities Corp. to Pay a $140,000 Penalty to Settle Charges of Improper Investment of Customer Segregated Funds

> CFTC release 7265-15 · 2015-10-21 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7265-15
- **Release date:** 2015-10-21
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders BNP Paribas Securities Corp. to Pay a $140,000 Penalty to Settle Charges of Improper Investment of Customer Segregated Funds
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7265-15

## 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 7265-15, "CFTC Orders BNP Paribas Securities Corp. to Pay a $140,000 Penalty to Settle Charges of Improper Investment of Customer Segregated Funds", 2015-10-21. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7265-15.

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