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期货和衍生品行业监管动态




                        如警报中所述,CFTC 检举办公室将和报告与潜在的碳市场欺诈相关信息的

                   市场参与者合作,包括但不限于操纵性交易和洗售交易、“幽灵”信用、重复计

                   算、与碳信用重要条款有关的欺诈性声明,以及对代币化碳市场的潜在操纵。通
                   过 CFTC 举报人计划,提交此类信息的个人可能有资格获得某些保密和反报复保

                   护,如果该信息使 CFTC 执法行动成功,还可以获得金钱奖励。


                        执法主任 Ian McGinley 表示,随着碳信用市场的不断发展,我们将采取行

                   动,通过打击欺诈和操纵市场行为,促进市场诚信。举报人是这些努力过程中宝


                   贵的盟友。我们将认真调查所有可信的线索和有关碳信用市场的举报人的投诉。

                        背景


                        根据摩根士丹利的研究报告《2050 年碳抵销市场趋势和增长》,自愿碳市场

                   目前预估有 20 亿美元,预计到 2050 年将增长至 2500 亿美元。碳信用额是在

                   CFTC 指定合约市场(DCMs)上市的期货合约的标的商品。CFTC 对指定合约市

                   场和这些市场上的任何交易都具有执法权和监管权。针对相关碳信用现货市场,

                   CFTC 也有反欺诈和反操纵市场的执法权。CFTC 的管辖权也适用于碳排放配额

                   和其他与期货合约挂钩的环境商品的产品。


                   CFTC  Whistleblower  Office  Issues  Alert  Seeking  Tips  Relating  to  Carbon

                   Markets Misconduct(2023/6/20)


                        The  Commodity  Futures  Trading  Commission’s  Whistleblower  Office  in  the

                   Division of Enforcement issued an alert today notifying the public on how to identify

                   and report potential Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) violations connected to fraud or

                   manipulation in the carbon markets. Voluntary carbon markets, among other measures,

                   can support the transition to a low-carbon economy through market-based initiatives in

                   which high-quality carbon credits, also known as carbon offsets, are purchased and sold

                   bilaterally or on spot exchanges. As with any market, there exists the potential for fraud

                   and manipulation.


                        “Alongside the continued growth of CFTC regulated carbon offset derivatives
                   contracts, the agency is building upon its expertise to ensure the utility and reliability




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