# CFTC Orders Principal of Binary Options Trading Firm to Pay $200,000 for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations

> CFTC release 7985-19 · 2019-07-29 · **Registration / supervisory violation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7985-19
- **Release date:** 2019-07-29
- **Type:** Registration / supervisory violation
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Principal of Binary Options Trading Firm to Pay $200,000 for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7985-19

## 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 7985-19, "CFTC Orders Principal of Binary Options Trading Firm to Pay $200,000 for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations", 2019-07-29. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7985-19.

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