Commodity Futures Trading v. American Board of Trade, Inc.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

VINCENT L. BRODERICK, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“the Commission”), seeks various forms of relief based on defendants’ alleged violations of Sections 4c(b) and 4c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“the Act”), 1 and Sections 32.7 and 32.11 of the regulations promulgated under the Act. 2 The case is now before me on the Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction.

II. Conclusion

For the reasons that follow, I grant the Commission’s motion. 3 Defendants are preliminarily enjoined (a) from accepting money,…