# CFTC Orders Australian Company to Pay $1 Million for Spoofing

> CFTC release 8105-20 · 2020-01-21 · **Spoofing** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8105-20
- **Release date:** 2020-01-21
- **Type:** Spoofing
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Australian Company to Pay $1 Million for Spoofing
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8105-20

## 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 8105-20, "CFTC Orders Australian Company to Pay $1 Million for Spoofing", 2020-01-21. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8105-20.

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