# CFTC Staff Issues Report on Impact of U.S. Tight Oil on NYMEX WTI Futures Contract

> CFTC release 7780-18 · 2018-09-05 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7780-18
- **Release date:** 2018-09-05
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Staff Issues Report on Impact of U.S. Tight Oil on NYMEX WTI Futures Contract
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7780-18

## 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 7780-18, "CFTC Staff Issues Report on Impact of U.S. Tight Oil on NYMEX WTI Futures Contract", 2018-09-05. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7780-18.

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