CFTC Whistleblower Program

• The CFTC will pay monetary awards to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide us with original information about violations of the Commodity Exchange Act that lead us to bring enforcement actions that result in more than $1 million in monetary sanctions.
• The CFTC can also pay whistleblower awards based on monetary sanctions collected by other authorities in actions that are related to a successful CFTC enforcement action, and are based on information provided by a CFTC whistleblower.
• The total amount of a whistleblower award will be between 10 and 30 percent of the monetary sanctions collected in either the CFTC action or the related action.

• A whistleblower can be any person who sends us original information, from a corporate officer or insider, to a trader or market observer, to an investor or fraud victim.

To become a whistleblower, you must complete and submit a Form TCR either electronically, by mail or by facsimile.

To submit a Form TCR electronically, visit http://www.cftc.gov, and click on the "File a Tip or Complaint" button on the right-hand side of the page. Use the first link under the description of the whistleblower program.

To submit a Form TCR by mail or facsimile, print a Form TCR from the "Whistleblower Program" webpage on http://www.cftc.gov, and use the following address or number:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Whistleblower Office
1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581
Fax: (202) 418-5975

The Dodd-Frank Act prohibits retaliation by employers against individuals who provide us with information about possible violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, or who assist us in any investigation or proceeding based on such information.

Learn more about the anti-retaliation provisions by reading Appendix A to the Whistleblower Rules.

Visit the "Whistleblower Program" webpage, which has copies of our rules, filing forms, notices and frequently asked questions.