COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Commodity Futures Trading Commission.A five-member federal commission that regulates trading in futures and options contracts and monitors the activities of commodity-exchange members, brokerage houses, commission-registered salespeople, and others associated with the industry. • The commission began operating in April 1975. 7 USCA § 2(a)(2). — Abbr. CFTC. [Cases: Commodity Futures Trading Regulation  51–61. C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 469–478.] [Blacks Law 8th]