# CFTC Orders Interdealer Brokers to Pay $25 Million for Fraud in FX Options Markets

> CFTC release 8035-19 · 2019-10-02 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8035-19
- **Release date:** 2019-10-02
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Interdealer Brokers to Pay $25 Million for Fraud in FX Options Markets
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8035-19

## 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 8035-19, "CFTC Orders Interdealer Brokers to Pay $25 Million for Fraud in FX Options Markets", 2019-10-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8035-19.

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