September 28, 2017

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (MSCO), a Delaware limited liability company headquartered in New York City, for failing to diligently supervise the reconciliation of exchange and clearing fees with the amounts it ultimately charged customers for certain transactions on the CME Group, ICE Futures US, and other exchanges. MSCO is registered with the CFTC as a Futures Commission Merchant and a provisionally registered Swap Dealer. The CFTC Order requires MSCO to pay a $500,000 civil monetary penalty and cease and desist from violating the CFTC Regulation governing diligent supervision. CFTC

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