Judge Allows CFTC’s Spoofing Case Against Soybean Futures Trader To Continue

( September 11, 2026, 9:51 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois denied a motion for summary judgment filed by a commodities trader and his company in a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) enforcement action alleging that the commodities trader engaged in spoofing schemes to manipulate the soybean futures market in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act, finding that based on the evidence presented, a reasonable jury could conclude that the trader had the requisite intent to be held liable....