The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has granted 10 whistleblower awards totaling more than $150 million in final award determinations issued between July and September 2026. The award determinations recognize whistleblowers who provided original information that led the Commission and other authorities to bring successful enforcement actions.
David Miller, the CFTC’s director of the Division of Enforcement, praised the Commission’s determinations, stating, “Awards such as these incentivize others to come forward with information about misconduct in our markets, which in turn contributes to the success of our enforcement program.”
“The number and size of these awards demonstrate that the Commission is committed to rewarding whistleblowers who play a critical role in the Commission’s efforts to deter and prevent disruptions to our markets,” said Raagnee Beri, director of the Whistleblower Office.
“The Commission’s Whistleblower Program is having a record year under new leadership,” said General Counsel Tyler Badgley. “Despite inheriting a substantial backlog, the newly invigorated Whistleblower Office has moved to promptly and efficiently process awards for whistleblowers and will continue to do so in the upcoming year.”
About the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program
The Whistleblower Program was established under Section 748 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Since issuing its first award in 2014, the CFTC has awarded more than $580 million to whistleblowers. Those awards are associated with enforcement actions that have resulted in more than $5.1 billion in monetary sanctions.
The CFTC may issue whistleblower awards based on its own enforcement actions, as well as related actions brought by other domestic or foreign regulators, when certain conditions are met.
The Commodity Exchange Act provides confidentiality protections for whistleblowers. Whether or not CFTC issues an award, the agency does not disclose information that could reasonably be expected to reveal a whistleblower’s identity, except in limited circumstances. Consistent with these protections, the CFTC does not disclose the specific enforcement action or the exact award amount.
Eligible whistleblowers may receive between 10 and 30 percent of the monetary sanctions collected. All awards are paid from the CFTC’s Customer Protection Fund, which Congress established and is funded entirely through monetary sanctions paid to the CFTC by CEA violators. No money is taken or withheld from harmed customers to fund the program.
Anyone with information related to potential CEA or CFTC violations may submit a tip electronically by filing a Form TCR (Tip, Complaint or Referral) online.
Visit Whistleblower.gov for more information about CFTC’s Whistleblower program.
