Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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| Employees | 668(2018) |
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| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Headquarters | Washington |
| D. C. | |
| United States | |
| Agency executive | Heath Tarbert |
| Founded | April 15 |
| 1975 | |
| Number of employees | 668 (2018) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1377536 |
About Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an independent agency of the US government created in 1974, that regulates futures and option markets. The Commodities Exchange Act, 7 U. S. C. § 1 et seq. , prohibits fraudulent conduct in the trading of futures contracts.
