# CFTC Approves Proposed Rule Regarding Exemptions from Certain Compliance Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators, Commodity Trading Advisors, and Commodity Pools

> CFTC release 8802-23 · 2023-10-02 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8802-23
- **Release date:** 2023-10-02
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Approves Proposed Rule Regarding Exemptions from Certain Compliance Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators, Commodity Trading Advisors, and Commodity Pools
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8802-23

## 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 8802-23, "CFTC Approves Proposed Rule Regarding Exemptions from Certain Compliance Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators, Commodity Trading Advisors, and Commodity Pools", 2023-10-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8802-23.

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