NFA Surprised During Surprise Audit, Bars CTA over Failure to Cooperate

California-based Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) Accusigma Corporation, and the company's sole principal Brent Park, have both been permanently barred from the National Futures Association (NFA), after the independent regulatory association cited repeated failures to cooperate and noting rule CR 2-5 applicable to NFA member firms.

For background, during an unannounced audit that the NFA was preparing to conduct to verify statements from Park who said that Accusigma didn't conduct any business during calendar years 2012 through 2015, the NFA showed up at the address listed by the CTA - as part of a surprise audit- only to be surprised that the address was, in fact, a post office box (P.O box) and not a physical premise, and asked the CTA for further information and immediate reply.

After Unannounced Audit Attempt

Park responded a week later after saying he was out of town, and in the meantime the NFA had asked all FCMs if any accounts were held by Parks or the CTA (of which none were reported), and during the call Park said he would fully cooperate - so the NFA requested that certain documents be provided within 24 hours.

However, after Park failed to provide the documents, and after the NFA attempted to inform the CTA in follow-up communications regarding its obligation under rule 2-5, the NFA still didn't hear from the CTA until the eventual Settlement Settlement Settlement in finance refers to the process when a buyer makes payment and receives the agreed-upon services or goods. The term is used on exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) when security changes hands. When the asset is transferred and placed in the new buyer's name, it is considered settled. This process could take a few hours or several days after a trade is made. It depends on the clearance process. In the United States, the settlement date for marketable stocks is usually 2 Settlement in finance refers to the process when a buyer makes payment and receives the agreed-upon services or goods. The term is used on exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) when security changes hands. When the asset is transferred and placed in the new buyer's name, it is considered settled. This process could take a few hours or several days after a trade is made. It depends on the clearance process. In the United States, the settlement date for marketable stocks is usually 2 Read this Term was reached in yesterday's decision.

Violation of Rule 2-5

This appears to have prompted the complaint by the NFA's business conduct committee (BCC) at the end of February, and the decision that was dated yesterday and released today in the NFA's announcement. The settlement in the complaint bars Accusigma and Park permanently from the NFA on the basis of the violation findings of rule 2-5, and apparently also the surrounding circumstances of how this was all handled.

The NFA decision also prevents Parks from serving on a future disciplinary committee, arbitration panel, oversight panel or governing board of any self-regulatory organization, based on Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC CFTC The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss Read this Term) rule 1.63.