Futures Market Regulations

As far as futures clearing firms go, Rosenthal Collins Group is one of the more respectable firms in the business. However, Rosenthal was ordered to pay $2.5 million in April 2012 by the CFTC for failure to supervise its officers.

There are many legitimate companies that buy and store gold bullion for their customers. They have typically been around for a long time and have a good reputation. Recently, there have been a number of firms getting involved in this business and some of them are cutting corners or running complete frauds. There are some red flags to watch...

Customer segregated funds are held in seperate accounts from your broker for your protection. These funds are not to be comingled with the broker's accounts, but we recently saw a case with MF Global where regulations were broken.

Commodity Investments That Raise Red Flags To Investors

An excellent place to keep up on the latest unscrupulous acts in the commodities and futures markets is through the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s website. The CFTC posts their most recent enforcement actions against commodity brokers and other participants under the CFTC’s enforcement umbrella who are accused or have violated the rules and regulations in the futures industry.

Find out whether you have a legitmate complaint against a commodity broker and how you can file a complaint with the National Futures Association.

Perry Griggs operated a commodity trading Ponzi scheme while in federal prison, where he was already serving a sentence on a previous commodity trading Ponzi scheme. Perry and his wife Rachelle created Aloha Trading, where they managed to solicit about $3 million from fellow prisoners and their faimilies. They eventually lost or spent most of...

The National Futures Association is a self regulating organization for the futures industry. The NFA creates and enforces rules and regulations on commodity and futures brokers and other futures professionals who deal with the public.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission received $112 million in funding for 2008.

The National Futures Association helps protect futures traders and investors.

The CFTC issued a warning to be aware of a growing number of fraud cases involving forex trading.

If you believe you've lost money because of unfair or improper treatment by an NFA member (broker), you probably can file an online arbitration claim at the NFA.

You can use this online form to report suspicious activities or transactions which may involve the trading of commodity futures contracts.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has a Reparations Program that is meant to be a quick means to resolving customer disputes with commodities professionals.