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  • CFTC Says Virtual Currencies Are a "Commodity" Under Federal Law, Files Charges Against Coinflip for Operating an Unregistered Bitcoin Options Trading Platform
  • Australian-Based Swap Dealer Sanctioned by CFTC in First Case for Violations of Large Trader Reporting Requirements for Physical Commodity Swap Positions
  • Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty to US Criminal Charges Related to Securities Layering and Spoofing
  • FDIC Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig Defends Application of Leverage Ratio to Cleared Derivatives, Offers Avenue of Partial Relief
  • SEC Penalizes Four Individuals for Defunct Clearing Firm's Improper Margin Loans, Sues One Customer
  • Trader Fined US $171,000 by CFTC for Deceptive Trade Allocation Scheme Utilizing Block Trades; CME Group Previously Alleged Similar Wrongdoing
  • SEC Discloses Elements of Cybersecurity Exams
  • LME Proposes Position Limit Regime