The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued new guidance for firms seeking to self-report misconduct, accompanied by a “mitigation credit index” that details how “exemplary” cooperation and remediation can knock up to 55 percent off the final penalty. The CFTC is the first enforcement agency to issue self-reporting guidance under President Donald Trump.

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