Commodity Futures Trading Commission

129 results about this entity

Period: 02 Oct 2008 - 31 Mar 2025

Bloomberg sues CFTC over swaps margin rule

Bloomberg has filed a lawsuit against a US derivatives regulator over new margin rules that differentiate between swaps and futures.

Ex-Goldman trader pleads guilty to wire fraud

A former Goldman Sachs trader has pleaded guilty to fabricating trades on a manual system to hide an unauthorised $8.3 billion futures bet.

CFTC computers crashing under weight of new swaps data

New swaps data reporting rules have left the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) floundering in a sea of data, its computers crashing under the strain, claims one of the watchdog's own commissioners.

CME to challenge CFTC suit over information leak

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing CME-owned trading venue the New York Mercantile Exchange and two former employees for passing on confidential customer trading data to an outside broker.

DTCC ponders legal action over swaps trade data rules

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is threatening to sue a US regulator over how rival CME Group is being allowed to handle derivatives trading data.

Goldman Sachs fined $1.5m over supervision failures

Goldman Sachs has been fined $1.5 million by US regulators for failing to supervise a trader who bypassed internal systems to conceal an $8.3 billion position from the bank and defraud it of $118 million.

CFTC charges former Goldman trader over $118m loss

A former Goldman Sachs trader has been charged by US regulators with bypassing internal systems to conceal an $8.3 billion position from the bank and defraud it of $118 million.

DTCC and Swift launch CFTC LEI portal

A Web portal for assigning Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) identifiers to firms involved in OTC derivatives trading has gone live.

CFTC employee falls for phishing scam

A Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) staffer fell for a phishing scam last month, putting the regulator's employees' personal information at risk.

HFT firm Optiver pays $14m over oil price manipulation

Dutch high-frequency trading firm Optiver will pay $14 million to settle US regulatory charges accusing it of manipulating crude oil prices.

CFTC creates HFT subcommittee

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has voted to set up a subcommittee on high frequency trading in a bid to better understand its effects on the market.

FIA 'shocked and outraged' after Senator leaks oil trading data

The Futures Industry Association (FIA) says its members have been "shocked and outraged" by the leaking of confidential oil trading data by a US senator.