# CFTC Orders INTL FCStone Financial Inc. and FCStone Merchant Services LLC to Pay Penalty for Unlawful Exchange for Related Position Transactions

> CFTC release 7644-17 · 2017-11-14 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7644-17
- **Release date:** 2017-11-14
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders INTL FCStone Financial Inc. and FCStone Merchant Services LLC to Pay Penalty for Unlawful Exchange for Related Position Transactions
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7644-17

## 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 7644-17, "CFTC Orders INTL FCStone Financial Inc. and FCStone Merchant Services LLC to Pay Penalty for Unlawful Exchange for Related Position Transactions", 2017-11-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7644-17.

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