It was a record-breaking enforcement year at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In October the commission announced a record 99 actions in fiscal year 2011. Agency lawyers also opened 450 investigations—another record.
Fifty-five cases involved allegations of fraud such as Ponzi schemes or misstated financial statements. Another 23 arose from new regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act that require foreign exchange dealers and so-called introducing brokers to register with the commission.
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