FINAL ORDERS/AWARD DETERMINATIONS

Whistleblowers who submitted a tip, complaint, or referral (Form TCR) are sometimes eligible to receive a percentage of the monetary sanctions collected in a CFTC action.

This page contains Final Orders of the Commission and related Award Determinations regarding award applications submitted on a Form WB-APP. Award determinations can either deny or grant an award. In the public versions of the orders posted on the website, an applicant's personal identifiable information has been redacted in accordance with the whistleblower confidentiality requirements, 7 U.S.C. § 26(h)(2).

 

Release Date Final Order/Award Determination Date of Final Order Result

No. 26-WB-27

2026-09-14 Granted; Denied

No. 26-WB-26

2026-09-11 Granted; Denied

No. 26-WB-25

2026-09-11 Granted; Denied

No. 26-WB-24

2026-08-24 Denied

No. 26-WB-23

2026-05-27 Denied

No. 26-WB-22

2026-07-31 Denied

No. 26-WB-21

2026-07-31 Granted; Denied

No. 26-WB-20

2026-07-31 Granted

No. 26-WB-19

2026-05-28 Denied

No. 26-WB-18

2026-07-17 Denied

No. 26-WB-17

2026-07-17 Denied

No. 26-WB-16

2026-07-17 Denied

No. 26-WB-15

2026-07-17 Denied

No. 26-WB-14

2026-07-17 Denied

No. 26-WB-13

2026-07-17 Denied

No. 26-WB-12

2026-06-01 Denied

No. 26-WB-11

2026-06-01 Denied

No. 26-WB-10

2026-06-01 Denied

No. 26-WB-09

2026-06-01 Denied

No. 26-WB-08

2026-06-01 Denied

No. 26-WB-07

CFTC Grants Five Whistleblower Awards Totaling Over $8M

2026-06-01 Granted

No. 26-WB-06

2026-04-14 Denied

No. 26-WB-05

2026-04-14 Denied

No. 26-WB-04

2026-04-14 Denied

No. 26-WB-03

2026-04-09 Denied

No. 26-WB-02

2026-04-09 Granted; Denied

No. 26-WB-01

CFTC Awards Two Whistleblowers More Than $1.8M

2025-12-17 Granted; Denied

No. 25-WB-08

2025-09-08 Denied

No. 25-WB-07

CFTC Awards Approximately $700,000 to Whistleblower

2025-05-29 Granted

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2025-04-30 Denied

No. 25-WB-05

2025-03-12 Denied

No. 25-WB-06

2025-03-12 Denied

No. 25-WB-03

2025-03-12 Denied

No. 25-WB-02

2025-03-12 Denied

No. 25-WB-04

2025-03-12 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2025-01-14 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2025-01-14 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2025-01-14 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2025-01-14 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2025-01-14 Denied

No. 25-WB-01

CFTC Awards $4M to Two Whistleblowers

2024-11-08 Granted; Denied

No. 24-WB-12

CFTC Announces Four Orders Granting Whistleblower Awards – Marking the Most in a Single Day

2024-09-23 Granted

No. 24-WB-11

CFTC Announces Four Orders Granting Whistleblower Awards – Marking the Most in a Single Day

2024-09-23 Granted; Denied

No. 24-WB-10

CFTC Announces Four Orders Granting Whistleblower Awards – Marking the Most in a Single Day

2024-09-23 Granted

No. 24-WB-09

CFTC Announces Four Orders Granting Whistleblower Awards – Marking the Most in a Single Day

2024-09-23 Granted

No. 24-WB-08

CFTC Awards Over $4 Million to Insider Whistleblower 

2024-08-29 Granted

No. 24-WB-07

CFTC Awards Over $1 Million to Whistleblower Who Aided a Digital Assets-Related Investigation

2024-08-08 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2024-06-05 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2024-04-30 Denied

No. 24-WB-06

CFTC Awards Over $8 Million to Insider Whistleblower Who Aided CFTC and Other Agency Actions 

2024-06-17 Granted; Denied

No. 24-WB-05

CFTC Announces Whistleblower Award Over $4.5 Million

2024-06-03 Granted

No. 24-WB-04

CFTC Awards Insider Whistleblower Approximately $1.25 Million

2024-03-14 Granted

No. 24-WB-03

2024-01-04 Granted; Denied

No. 24-WB-02

2024-01-04 Granted; Denied

No. 24-WB-01

CFTC Awards Whistleblower Over $18 Million 

2023-10-12 Granted

No. 23-WB-07

CFTC Awards Whistleblower More Than $300,000

2023-09-27 Granted

No. 23-WB-06

CFTC Grants Two Whistleblower Awards Totaling Over $15 Million

2023-09-19 Granted; Denied

No. 23-WB-05

CFTC Grants Two Whistleblower Awards Totaling Over $15 Million

2023-09-19 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2023-09-18 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2023-08-30 Denied

No. 23-WB-04

2023-08-11 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2023-05-03 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2023-05-03 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2023-05-03 Denied

No. 23-WB-03

2023-02-21 Denied

No. 23-WB-02

2023-02-21 Denied

No. 23-WB-01

2023-02-21 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2022-12-27 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2022-12-27 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2022-12-27 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2022-04-05 Denied

No. 22-WB-04

CFTC Awards Approximately $625,000 to Four Whistleblowers

2022-03-25 Granted; Denied

No. 22-WB-03

CFTC Awards Approximately $10 Million to a Whistleblower

2022-03-17 Granted

No. 22-WB-02

CFTC Awards Approximately $500,000 to Two Whistleblowers

2022-03-10 Granted; Denied

No. 22-WB-01

CFTC Awards Approximately $1 Million to Two Whistleblowers

2021-11-22 Granted; Denied

No. 21-WB-07

CFTC Awards Nearly $200 Million to a Whistleblower

2021-10-15 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2021-10-05 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2021-10-05 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2021-08-17 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2021-07-27 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2021-07-27 Denied

No. 21-WB-06

2021-05-27 Granted

Final Orders Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(e)(2) of the Whistleblower Rules

 

2021-05-05 Denied

No. 21-WB-05

 

2021-04-30 Granted; Denied

No. 21-WB-04

 

2021-04-30 Granted

No. 21-WB-03

 

2021-04-30 Granted

No. 21-WB-02

CFTC Awards Approximately $3 Million to Whistleblower

2021-04-22 Granted; Denied

No. 21-WB-01

2021-04-16 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2020-10-14 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2020-10-14 Denied

Final Orders Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(e)(2) of the Whistleblower Rules

2020-10-13 Denied

No. 20-WB-11

CFTC Awards Whistleblower $250,000

2020-09-28 Granted

No. 20-WB-10

CFTC Awards Domestic and International Whistleblowers

2020-09-04 Granted; Denied

No. 20-WB-09

CFTC Awards Whistleblower for Exposing Ongoing Fraud

2020-08-28 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2020-06-02 Denied

No. 20-WB-08

CFTC Awards Approximately $9 Million to Whistleblower

2020-07-24 Granted

No. 20-WB-07

CFTC Announces Whistleblower Awards Totaling Over $1 Million

2020-07-20 Granted; Denied

No. 20-WB-06

2020-06-12 Granted; Denied

No. 20-WB-05

CFTC Announces $6 Million Whistleblower Award

2020-06-05 Granted; Denied

No. 20-WB-04

CFTC Awards More Than $2 Million to Four Whistleblowers

2020-05-01 Granted; Denied

No. 20-WB-03

2020-04-20 Granted; Denied

Final Orders Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(e)(2) of the Whistleblower Rules

2020-04-06 Denied

No. 20-WB-02

CFTC Awards More Than $1 Million to Whistleblower

2019-12-19 Granted; Denied

No. 20-WB-01

2019-10-24 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2019-10-21 Denied

No. 19-WB-05

CFTC Announces Approximately $7 Million Whistleblower Award

2019-09-27 Granted; Denied

Final Orders Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(e)(2) of the Whistleblower Rules

2019-09-09 Denied

No. 19-WB-04

CFTC Announces $2 Million Award to Joint Whistleblowers

2019-07-01 Granted; Denied

No. 19-WB-03

CFTC Announces Approximately $2.5 Million Whistleblower Award

2019-06-24 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2019-04-09 Denied

No. 19-WB-02

CFTC Announces Approximately $1.5 Million Whistleblower Award

2019-05-06 Granted; Denied

Final Orders Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(e)(2) of the Whistleblower Rules

2019-04-05 Denied

No. 19-WB-01

CFTC Announces Whistleblower Award Totaling More Than $2 Million

2019-03-04 Granted; Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2018-12-31 Denied

Final Order Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(h) of the Whistleblower Rules

2018-11-27 Denied

Final Orders Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(e)(2) of the Whistleblower Rules

2018-10-18 Denied

No. 18-WB-05

Press Release: CFTC Announces Multiple Whistleblower Awards Totaling More than $45 Million

2018-08-02 Granted; Denied

No. 18-WB-04

Press Release: CFTC Announces Multiple Whistleblower Awards Totaling More than $45 Million

2018-08-02 Granted; Denied

No. 18-WB-03

Press Release: CFTC Announces Multiple Whistleblower Awards Totaling More than $45 Million

2018-08-02 Granted; Denied

No. 18-WB-01

Press Release: CFTC Announces First Whistleblower Award to a Foreign Whistleblower

2018-07-12 Granted; Denied

No. 18-WB-02

Press Release: CFTC Announces Its Largest Ever Whistleblower Award of Approximately $30 Million

2018-07-12 Granted; Denied

WB-APP-2013-03-04-01

2013-11-06 Denied

WB-APP-2013-01-04-01

2013-10-23 Denied
WB-APP 2012-04-04-01 2013-07-24 Denied
WB-APP 2012-09-28-01 2013-08-07 Denied
WB-APP 2012-08-31-01 2013-08-07 Denied
WB-APP 2012-08-27-01 2013-08-07 Denied
WB-APP 2012-06-25-01 2013-08-07 Denied
WB-APP 2012-05-01-02 2013-08-07 Denied
WB-APP 2012-12-20-01 2013-08-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-12-07-01 2013-08-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-12-03-01 2013-08-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-11-30-01 2013-08-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-11-01-01 2013-08-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-10-30-01 2013-08-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-09-28-02 2013-08-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-10-05-01 2013-08-21 Denied
WB-APP 2012-05-03-01 2013-09-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-05-02-04 2013-09-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-05-02-03 2013-09-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-05-02-02 2013-09-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-05-02-01 2013-09-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-05-01-04 2013-09-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-05-01-03 2013-09-09 Denied
WB-APP 2012-05-01-01 2013-09-09 Denied
WB-APP-2013-02-15-01 2013-12-03 Denied
WB-APP 2014-02-19-01 Press Release: CFTC Issues First Whistleblower Award 2014-05-19 Granted
WB-APP 2013-08-12-01 2014-09-08 Denied
WB-APP 2013-06-11-01 2014-09-08 Denied
WB-APP 2014-01-07-01 2014-09-23 Denied
WB-APP 2013-11-26-01 2014-10-06 Denied
WB-APP 2013-10-25-01 2014-09-08 Denied
WB-APP 2014-01-29-01 2015-05-28 Denied
WB-APP 2014-01-10-01 through WB-APP 2014-01-10-21 2015-09-03 Denied
WB-APP Redacted Press Release: CFTC to Issue Whistleblower Award of Approximately $290,000 2015-09-29 Granted; Denied
No. 16-WB-01 2015-11-13 Denied
No. 16-WB-02 2015-11-13 Denied
No. 16-WB-03 2015-12-08 Denied
No. 16-WB-04 2016-02-23 Denied
No. 16-WB-05 2016-02-23 Denied
No. 16-WB-06 Press Release: CFTC Announces Whistleblower Award of More Than $10 Million 2016-03-28 Granted
No. 16-WB-07 2016-04-26 Denied
No. 16-WB-08 Press Release: CFTC Announces Fourth Whistleblower Award 2016-07-19 Granted
No. 16-WB-09 2016-07-19 Denied

No. 16-WB-10

2016-08-10 Denied
No. 16-WB-12 2016-10-11 Denied
No. 16-WB-11 2016-09-21 Denied
No. 17-WB-01 2016-11-15 Denied

Final Orders Issued Pursuant to Section 165.7(e)(2) of the Whistleblower Rules

2017-11-06 Denied