# CFTC Orders Payment of Penalties Totaling $665,000 by Credit Suisse International for Violating the Speculative Position Limit for Wheat Futures and by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC for Submitting False or Misleading Information to the CFTC

> CFTC release 7345-16 · 2016-03-23 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7345-16
- **Release date:** 2016-03-23
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Payment of Penalties Totaling $665,000 by Credit Suisse International for Violating the Speculative Position Limit for Wheat Futures and by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC for Submitting False or Misleading Information to the CFTC
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7345-16

## 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 7345-16, "CFTC Orders Payment of Penalties Totaling $665,000 by Credit Suisse International for Violating the Speculative Position Limit for Wheat Futures and by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC for Submitting False or Misleading Information to the CFTC", 2016-03-23. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7345-16.

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