Two executives, in unrelated cases, settled SEC charges for their involvement in insider trading with "two-time penalties"; i.e., penalties that were twice the amount of their improper gains.

A futures commission merchant and four introducing brokers settled CFTC charges for failure to meet minimum net capital requirements.

The CFTC and thirty states jointly filed a civil enforcement action for fraud against a precious metals firm and its principals.

FINRA proposed rules changes that would (i) shut down the OTC Bulletin Board Service, (ii) delete all related rules, and (iii) establish new requirements for alternative systems run by individual broker-dealers that disseminate identified broker-dealer quotations in OTC Equity Securities.

President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order imposing further sanctions on Iran with respect to its arms activities.