# CFTC Orders Chicago Trading Firm and Its Co-Founder to Pay $2.5 Million in Penalties for Spoofing and Manipulative Trading Scheme

> CFTC release 8024-19 · 2019-09-30 · **Spoofing** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8024-19
- **Release date:** 2019-09-30
- **Type:** Spoofing
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Chicago Trading Firm and Its Co-Founder to Pay $2.5 Million in Penalties for Spoofing and Manipulative Trading Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8024-19

## 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 8024-19, "CFTC Orders Chicago Trading Firm and Its Co-Founder to Pay $2.5 Million in Penalties for Spoofing and Manipulative Trading Scheme", 2019-09-30. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8024-19.

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