CFTC Orders Advanced Trading Workshop, Inc. Of Jamesville, New York, To Pay A Total Of $940,000 In Disgorgement And A Civil Monetary Penalty For Solicitation Fraud And Failure To Register

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Respondent Advanced Trading Workshop, Inc. (ATW) of Jamesville, New York, for fraudulently soliciting clients and prospective clients to purchase access to an online trading room and failing to register with the CFTC as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) as required. ATW, in or about November 2013, changed its name to Sniper Scalping, Inc.