# CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Regarding CPO Registration for Certain SEC-Registered Investment Advisers

> CFTC release 9160-25 · 2025-12-19 · **Registration / supervisory violation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 9160-25
- **Release date:** 2025-12-19
- **Type:** Registration / supervisory violation
- **Title:** CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Regarding CPO Registration for Certain SEC-Registered Investment Advisers
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9160-25

## 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 9160-25, "CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Regarding CPO Registration for Certain SEC-Registered Investment Advisers", 2025-12-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/9160-25.

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