Tag: CFTC

Trading on a mobile
July 30, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

CFTC Wins Case, Tinoco And Kikit & Mess Fined $31m

In a press statement dated 26 July 2024, the CFTC said Tinoco and his company must “jointly and severally” pay restitution of more than $6.2m to 199 defrauded customers and just under $6.3m in disgorgement “with dollar-for-dollar credit for any restitution payments to victims”. The civil monetary penalty is more than $18.7m. The court also…

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Celsius
July 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky arrested for crypto fraud

Likewise, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought similar charges against the crypto lender and its founder. The CFTC asserted that Celsius and Mashinsky operated an extensive commodity pool scheme involving digital asset commodities. The derivatives regulator announced a settlement agreement with Celsius, which includes a court order permanently prohibiting the company from engaging in…

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CFTC
May 15, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC imposes a $45 million penalty on HSBC for manipulative and deceptive trading

Additionally, the regulator accused HSBC’s subsidiary of attempting to manipulate on-screen prices, which were partly based on issuer swaps, by engaging in spoofing activities with interdealer brokerages that controlled the screens. Spoofing involves placing orders with the intention of canceling them before execution, constituting fraudulent behavior. According to the CFTC, HSBC traders deliberately traded at…

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CFTC
April 24, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC charges 14 FX dealer firms for fraudulent registrations claims

The US regulator seeks a cease-and-desist order against the firms from violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations. CFTC’s complaint detailed that these entities have claimed to be registered FCMs and RFEDs and members of NFA since January 2023. Twelve of the companies claim to have an identical NFA identification number and…

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Goldman Sachs
April 11, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC slaps a $15 million fine on Goldman Sachs

According to CFTC’s filling, Goldman made transactions of dozens of “same-day” equity index swaps with US-based clients in 2015 and 2016. The "same-day" equity index swap involves striking the equity leg on the day that the other key terms of the swap are agreed upon, instead of the following day, which is the usual practice.…

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March 28, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC charges Binance and its founder for operating an illegal digital asset derivatives exchange

The complaint alleges that Binance has offered and executed commodity derivatives transactions for US clients since July 2019. Moreover, the CFTC said that Binance directed its employees and customers to get around compliance controls detailing that they were encouraged to use messaging applications set to automatically delete written communication to avoid leaving evidence. The complaint…

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