Nasdaq settles with CFTC for failing to disclose details of trader perks

CFTC alleges company’s failure to disclose certain trader incentives to the CFTC, the public, and its own compliance staff, led to the violation.

Failure to establish or monitor rules for a trader incentive program, and in turn a failure to disclose details of the scheme as required by the regulator, has resulted in a $22m civil monetary penalty for Nasdaq Futures, Inc, from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The (CFTC) issued an

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