https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/technique/banging-the-close/ The 3 most recent enforcement records tagged banging the close in the Market Manipulation library, each linked to its primary source. Tags are our classification, not the charges. en-us Fri, 23 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/fca-daniel-james-plunkett-individual-banging-the-close-2014/ https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/fca-daniel-james-plunkett-individual-banging-the-close-2014/ In May 2014 the FCA fined former Barclays precious metals director Daniel Plunkett £95,600 and banned him, finding he placed orders in the 28 June 2012 gold fixing to push the price below a barrier on a digital option his own book was short. Fri, 23 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT FCA banging-the-close https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-of-attempted-manipulation-of-nymex-crude-oil-futures-contracts-banging-the-/ https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-of-attempted-manipulation-of-nymex-crude-oil-futures-contracts-banging-the-/ In November 2013 the CFTC issued an order settling charges against Daniel Shak and SHK Management LLC for attempting to manipulate NYMEX WTI crude oil futures prices and exceeding spot-month position limits on two days in 2008. They jointly pay $400,000, are permanently barred from crude oil markets and banned from trading outrights during the close for two years. Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT CFTC banging-the-close price-manipulation settlement-price-manipulation https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-donald-r-wilson-and-his-company-banging-the-close-2013/ https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/cftc-donald-r-wilson-and-his-company-banging-the-close-2013/ In November 2013 the CFTC filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York charging Donald Wilson and DRW Investments, LLC with manipulating the IDEX USD three-month interest rate swap futures contract by banging the close in 2011. After a bench trial the court ruled on November 30, 2018 that the CFTC had not proved manipulation or attempted manipulation and entered judgment for the defendants, and the CFTC later said it would not appeal. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT CFTC banging-the-close price-manipulation settlement-price-manipulation