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Price manipulation enforcement actions

This library records 124 enforcement actions tagged price manipulation. Price manipulation is trading intended to create an artificial price — one that does not reflect genuine supply and demand — and it is the general charge a regulator brings when the conduct does not fit a more specific named technique.

Actions are listed newest first. Each row links to a case page carrying the regulator's own release and, where one was published, the complaint. For how this technique works and what statute it engages, read the price manipulation technique page.

Actions
100
Total penalties
$5.8bn
Median penalty
$30m
Largest
$1.7bn
Criminal parallel
49%
Action Agency Filed Penalty Status
CFTC v. George Santos (price manipulation, 2026) CFTC 2026-07-31 $35k judgment
Victorian man sentenced in market manipulation case (ASIC, 2025) ASIC 2025-12-12 judgment
ASIC v. Delta Power (price manipulation, 2025) ASIC 2025-06-30 unknown
Victorian man charged over alleged market manipulation (ASIC, 2025) ASIC 2025-03-14 filed
CFTC v. Swiss Energy Trader (price manipulation, 2024) CFTC 2024-08-27 $48m judgment
ASIC v. COFCO International Australia Pty Ltd (marking the close, 2024) ASIC 2024-07-24 unknown
CFTC v. Trafigura (insider trading, 2024) CFTC 2024-06-17 $55m judgment
SEC v. Ronald Heineman (price manipulation, 2024) SEC 2024-04-03 judgment
SEC v. Marc E. Wexler (price manipulation, 2023) SEC 2023-12-05 judgment
ASIC v. Henry Eng Chye Heng (price manipulation, 2023) ASIC 2023-12-04 filed
CFTC v. HSBC Bank USA (cash vs derivatives schemes, 2023) CFTC 2023-11-07 $1.7bn filed
CFTC v. Minnesota Grain Merchandiser (price manipulation, 2023) CFTC 2023-10-23 $3m judgment
FCA v. NMC Health Plc (in Administration) (price manipulation, 2023) FCA 2023-08-30 unknown
CFTC v. Florida (price manipulation, 2023) CFTC 2023-07-12 $11.7m judgment
SEC v. Discala et al. (price manipulation, 2023) SEC 2023-05-12 judgment
ASIC v. Gabriel Govinda (price manipulation, 2023) ASIC 2023-05-03 unknown
SEC v. Michael T. Morris (price manipulation, 2023) SEC 2023-04-04 judgment
ASIC v. Don George Evans (price manipulation, 2023) ASIC 2023-02-07 filed
CFTC v. Commodity Pool Operators and Their Co-Chief Investment Officer (price manipulation, 2022) CFTC 2022-12-15 filed
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (cash vs derivatives schemes, 2022) CFTC 2022-10-20 $41m judgment
CFTC v. Digital Asset Derivatives Platform and Miami Resident (price manipulation, 2022) CFTC 2022-10-03 filed
SEC v. Lee Simmons (price manipulation, 2022) SEC 2022-08-19 filed
ASIC v. Don Evans (price manipulation, 2022) ASIC 2022-08-05 unknown
ASIC v. Benjamin Heath Cooper (price manipulation, 2022) ASIC 2022-06-10 unknown
ASIC v. Gabriel Govinda (price manipulation, 2022) ASIC 2022-06-07 unknown
CFTC v. Glencore (price manipulation, 2022) CFTC 2022-05-24 $1.2bn judgment
Former Quantum Resources director convicted of insider trading and market manipulation offences (ASIC, 2021) ASIC 2021-11-09 filed
ASIC v. Dylan Rands (price manipulation, 2021) ASIC 2021-09-22 unknown
Melbourne man charged with multiple counts of market manipulation (ASIC, 2021) ASIC 2021-07-02 filed
ASIC v. Avrohom Kimelman (insider trading, 2021) ASIC 2021-07-01 unknown
Former CFO sentenced for market manipulation and fraud offences (ASIC, 2021) ASIC 2021-05-18 filed
CFTC v. Former Fuel Oil Trader (price manipulation, 2021) CFTC 2021-03-25 $100k judgment
ASIC v. Benjamin Heath Cooper (price manipulation, 2021) ASIC 2021-03-17 filed
Corporate finance director sentenced for conspiring to manipulate market (ASIC, 2021) ASIC 2021-02-10 unknown
FCA v. Corrado Abbattista (layering, 2020) FCA 2020-12-15 unknown
CFTC v. Vitol Inc. (price manipulation, 2020) CFTC 2020-12-03 $95.7m judgment
CFTC v. JPMorgan (price manipulation, 2020) CFTC 2020-09-29 judgment
ASIC v. Don Evans (insider trading, 2020) ASIC 2020-09-28 filed
FCA v. Conor Martin Foley (price manipulation, 2020) FCA 2020-09-07 filed
Corporate finance director pleads guilty to conspiring to manipulate market (ASIC, 2020) ASIC 2020-08-28 unknown
FCA v. Redcentric PLC (price manipulation, 2020) FCA 2020-06-26 unknown
Former CFO charged with market manipulation and fraud offences (ASIC, 2020) ASIC 2020-06-11 filed
CFTC v. Executive at Global Investment Bank (price manipulation, 2019) CFTC 2019-12-20 filed
CFTC v. Chicago Trading Firm and Its Co-Founder (price manipulation, 2019) CFTC 2019-09-30 $1.8m judgment
SEC v. George Matin (matched orders, 2019) SEC 2019-09-25 settled
SEC v. Harold Minsky (matched orders, 2019) SEC 2019-09-25 settled
Corporate finance director charged with conspiring to manipulate market (ASIC, 2019) ASIC 2019-09-18 filed
CFTC v. Traders at Major U.S. Bank (price manipulation, 2019) CFTC 2019-09-16 filed
Former director convicted of market manipulation (ASIC, 2019) ASIC 2019-09-09 unknown
SEC v. Mark E. Burns (price manipulation, 2019) SEC 2019-08-12 judgment
CFTC v. Corey D. Flaum (price manipulation, 2019) CFTC 2019-07-25 unknown
CFTC v. Merrill Lynch Commodities (price manipulation, 2019) CFTC 2019-06-25 $11.5m judgment
SEC v. Lai Guanglin (Alan) (marking the close, 2018) SEC 2018-12-10 settled
Court orders penalties and other relief against Westpac for BBSW conduct (ASIC, 2018) ASIC 2018-11-09 unknown
CFTC v. Davis Ramsey (price manipulation, 2018) CFTC 2018-09-27 $325k judgment
CFTC v. Futures Trader (price manipulation, 2018) CFTC 2018-09-27 $325k judgment
CFTC v. Adam Flavin (price manipulation, 2018) CFTC 2018-09-26 $1.3m judgment
CFTC v. Two Commodity Traders (price manipulation, 2018) CFTC 2018-09-26 $125k judgment
CFTC v. Bank of America (benchmark submission rigging, 2018) CFTC 2018-09-19 $30m judgment
CFTC v. ICAP Capital Markets LLC (benchmark submission rigging, 2018) CFTC 2018-09-18 $50m judgment
CFTC v. BNP Paribas (benchmark submission rigging, 2018) CFTC 2018-08-29 $90m judgment
SEC v. Mark E. Burns, Robert W. Murray (price manipulation, 2018) SEC 2018-07-17 settled
CFTC v. Commodity Trading Firm (price manipulation, 2018) CFTC 2018-07-12 $3.4m judgment
ASIC v. CBA (price manipulation, 2018) ASIC 2018-07-10 unknown
CFTC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank (benchmark submission rigging, 2018) CFTC 2018-06-18 $65m judgment
CFTC v. Société Générale S.A. (benchmark submission rigging, 2018) CFTC 2018-06-04 $475m judgment
South Australian day trader sentenced for market manipulation (ASIC, 2018) ASIC 2018-04-10 unknown
OSC v. David Tuan Seng Lim and Michael Mugford (price manipulation, 2018) OSC 2018-03-28 unknown
CFTC v. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (benchmark submission rigging, 2018) CFTC 2018-02-01 $70m judgment
ASIC commences civil penalty proceedings against Commonwealth Bank of Australia for BBSW conduct (2018) ASIC 2018-01-30 judgment
CFTC v. Deutsche Bank (price manipulation, 2018) CFTC 2018-01-29 $30m judgment
CFTC v. Three Banks (price manipulation, 2018) CFTC 2018-01-29 $1.6m judgment
CFTC v. UBS (price manipulation, 2018) CFTC 2018-01-29 $15m judgment
FCA v. Paul Axel Walter Individual (price manipulation, 2017) FCA 2017-11-22 judgment
CFTC v. Statoil ASA (price manipulation, 2017) CFTC 2017-11-14 $4m judgment
Sydney man faces charges for market manipulation (ASIC, 2017) ASIC 2017-09-19 unknown
Day trader pleads guilty to market manipulation (ASIC, 2017) ASIC 2017-08-28 unknown
CFTC v. David Liew (price manipulation, 2017) CFTC 2017-06-03 judgment
SEC v. Robert W. Murray (price manipulation, 2017) SEC 2017-05-19 unknown
CFTC v. The Royal Bank of Scotland (benchmark submission rigging, 2017) CFTC 2017-02-04 $85m judgment
CFTC v. Goldman Sachs (benchmark submission rigging, 2016) CFTC 2016-12-22 $120m judgment
CFTC v. Navinder Singh Sarao (layering, 2016) CFTC 2016-11-18 $38m judgment
CFTC v. U.K. Resident Navinder Singh (price manipulation, 2016) CFTC 2016-11-10 settled
SEC v. Chris Faulkner, et. al (price manipulation, 2016) SEC 2016-06-24 filed
CFTC v. Citibank (benchmark submission rigging, 2016) CFTC 2016-05-26 $175m judgment
Court reduces jail time for New South Wales man sentenced for market manipulation (ASIC, 2016) ASIC 2016-02-29 unknown
ASIC bans former financial adviser for market manipulation (2015) ASIC 2015-12-18 appealed
OSC v. Zhen (Steven) Pang and Oasis World Trading Inc. (price manipulation, 2015) OSC 2015-12-10 settled
CFTC v. Total Gas (price manipulation, 2015) CFTC 2015-12-08 $3.6m judgment
CFTC v. Navinder Sarao (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) CFTC 2015-11-07 $1.6m judgment
NSW man jailed for market manipulation (ASIC, 2015) ASIC 2015-09-25 unknown
ASIC v. D J Carmichael Pty Limited (price manipulation, 2015) ASIC 2015-09-23 unknown
FCA v. Lee Bruce Stewart (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) FCA 2015-07-21 unknown
CFTC v. Joseph F. Welsh III (price manipulation, 2015) CFTC 2015-06-20 $500k judgment
CFTC v. Barclays (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) CFTC 2015-05-21 $115m judgment
CFTC v. of Attempted Manipulation and False Reporting of Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) CFTC 2015-05-21 $400m judgment
CFTC v. of Manipulation (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) CFTC 2015-04-24 $800m judgment
FCA v. Deutsche Bank AG (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) FCA 2015-04-23 dismissed
CFTC v. U.K. Resident Navinder Singh Sarao and His Company Nav Sarao Futures Limited PLC (layering, 2015) CFTC 2015-04-22 judgment
CFTC v. Kraft Foods Group (price manipulation, 2015) CFTC 2015-04-02 unknown