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Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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<p>The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an <a href="/facts/Independent_agencies_of_the_United_States_government/XG5znCys">independent agency of the US government</a> created in 1974 that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, which includes <a href="/facts/Futures_contract/4SD3dKty">futures</a>, <a href="/facts/Swap_(finance)/koSzDf30">swaps</a>, and certain kinds of <a href="/facts/Option_(finance)/5gJFXV3X">options</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Commodity_Exchange_Act/0odsyD3v">Commodity Exchange Act</a> (CEA), <a href="/facts/Title_7_of_the_United_States_Code/fv1AR4j9">7 U.S.C.</a> <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/7/1">§ 1</a> <i>et seq.</i>, prohibits fraudulent conduct in the trading of futures, swaps, and other derivatives. The stated mission of the CFTC is to promote the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation. After the <a href="/facts/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308/qw8n1pSN">financial crisis of 2007–08</a> and since 2010 with the <a href="/facts/Dodd%E2%80%93Frank_Wall_Street_Reform_and_Consumer_Protection_Act/be4BX9Hg">Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</a>, the CFTC has been transitioning to bring more transparency and sound regulation to the multitrillion-dollar swaps market. </p>