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.