# CFTC Orders Proprietary Trading Firm to Pay Record $67.4 Million for Engaging in a Manipulative and Deceptive Scheme and Spoofing

> CFTC release 8074-19 · 2019-11-07 · **Spoofing** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8074-19
- **Release date:** 2019-11-07
- **Type:** Spoofing
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Proprietary Trading Firm to Pay Record $67.4 Million for Engaging in a Manipulative and Deceptive Scheme and Spoofing
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8074-19

## 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 8074-19, "CFTC Orders Proprietary Trading Firm to Pay Record $67.4 Million for Engaging in a Manipulative and Deceptive Scheme and Spoofing", 2019-11-07. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8074-19.

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