# CFTC Orders Aruba-based Copersucar Trading A.V.V. to Pay a $300,000 Penalty for Executing Wash Trades on ICE

> CFTC release 7601-17 · 2017-08-16 · **Wash trades / fictitious trading** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7601-17
- **Release date:** 2017-08-16
- **Type:** Wash trades / fictitious trading
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Aruba-based Copersucar Trading A.V.V. to Pay a $300,000 Penalty for Executing Wash Trades on ICE
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7601-17

## 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 7601-17, "CFTC Orders Aruba-based Copersucar Trading A.V.V. to Pay a $300,000 Penalty for Executing Wash Trades on ICE", 2017-08-16. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7601-17.

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