OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
CFTC Charges Trader with Spoofing in Financial Futures…
Washington, DC — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and settling charges against Benjamin Cox, a trader and CFTC-registered floor broker based in Chicago, Illinois, for engaging in spoofing in the…
CFTC Orders ADM Investor Services Inc. to Pay…
Washington, DC — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against ADM Investor Services Inc. (ADMIS), a registered futures commission merchant located in Chicago, Illinois. The Order requires ADMIS to…
CFTC Announces Approximately $2.5 Million Whistleblower Award
Washington, DC — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today a whistleblower award of approximately $2.5 million to be paid to an individual whistleblower. In ordering the award, the CFTC took into account the significance…
CFTC Approves Proposed Rule to Improve Data Quality…
Washington, DC — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved a proposed rule to improve the quality of swap data and to update and streamline regulations related to swap data repository (SDR) operations and governance.…
CFTC Implements New SWAP Data Reporting Rule
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took steps to improve swaps data reporting. The CFTC announced a new rule in a press release. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved a proposed rule to…
CFTC Issues Amended Margin Comparability Determination for Japan
Japan is deemed comparable for two additional aspects of Margin for Uncleared Swaps The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today unanimously approved an amended comparability determination that would extend the substituted compliance permitted for Japan’s…
Mutual Recognition of Certain Derivatives Trading Venues in…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the mutual recognition of certain derivatives trading venues in the United States and Singapore. The CFTC issued an…
CFTC Obtains $2.1 Million Judgment Against Iowa Commodity…
Washington, DC — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that on November 26, an Order and Judgment by Default (Order) was entered against Lon Olen Friedrichsen (Friedrichsen) of Alton, Iowa in connection with a fraudulent scheme…