# CFTC Charges Trader with Spoofing in Financial Futures Markets

> CFTC release 7988-19 · 2019-07-31 · **Spoofing** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7988-19
- **Release date:** 2019-07-31
- **Type:** Spoofing
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Trader with Spoofing in Financial Futures Markets
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7988-19

## 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 7988-19, "CFTC Charges Trader with Spoofing in Financial Futures Markets", 2019-07-31. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7988-19.

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