# CFTC Charges Forex Capital Markets, LLC with Undercapitalization, Failing to Timely Report Undercapitalization Violation, and Guaranteeing against Customer Losses

> CFTC release 7431-16 · 2016-08-19 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7431-16
- **Release date:** 2016-08-19
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Forex Capital Markets, LLC with Undercapitalization, Failing to Timely Report Undercapitalization Violation, and Guaranteeing against Customer Losses
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7431-16

## 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 7431-16, "CFTC Charges Forex Capital Markets, LLC with Undercapitalization, Failing to Timely Report Undercapitalization Violation, and Guaranteeing against Customer Losses", 2016-08-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7431-16.

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