# CFTC Orders Swiss Energy Trader to Pay $48 Million for Attempted Market Manipulation

> CFTC release 8953-24 · 2024-08-27 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8953-24
- **Release date:** 2024-08-27
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Swiss Energy Trader to Pay $48 Million for Attempted Market Manipulation
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8953-24

## 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 8953-24, "CFTC Orders Swiss Energy Trader to Pay $48 Million for Attempted Market Manipulation", 2024-08-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8953-24.

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