# CFTC Orders Futures Trader and Trading Firm to Pay $2.3 Million in Penalties for Cross-Market and Single-Market Spoofing and Manipulative Scheme

> CFTC release 7796-18 · 2018-09-19 · **Spoofing** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7796-18
- **Release date:** 2018-09-19
- **Type:** Spoofing
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Futures Trader and Trading Firm to Pay $2.3 Million in Penalties for Cross-Market and Single-Market Spoofing and Manipulative Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7796-18

## 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 7796-18, "CFTC Orders Futures Trader and Trading Firm to Pay $2.3 Million in Penalties for Cross-Market and Single-Market Spoofing and Manipulative Scheme", 2018-09-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7796-18.

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