Hearings
Chapters in this video
- 0:00 The disciplinary funnel: BCC, Hearing Panel, Appeals Committee, CFTC
- 1:19 Who prosecutes vs. who decides: BCC and Hearing Panel separation
- 2:17 Settlement offers as the off-ramp and the no-withdrawal rule
- 3:42 Which committee receives the offer at each stage
- 4:19 The 15-day appeal window and the automatic stay
- 5:16 Appeals Committee can increase the penalty
- 5:40 Federal bridge: CFTC review after internal exhaustion
- 6:46 Rapid-fire exam recap
What this video covers
- The clean separation between the Business Conduct Committee (BCC) that prosecutes and the Hearing Panel that decides facts and penalties
- What a Respondent is entitled to if a Complaint is not settled: a hearing with evidence, a written decision, and stated findings on each charge
- How settlement offers function as an off-ramp at any stage, and the critical rule that once submitted they cannot be withdrawn
- Which body receives a settlement offer depending on timing: BCC before Answer, Hearing Panel after Answer, Appeals Committee during appeal
- The 15-day deadline to file a written notice of appeal and the automatic stay of the disciplinary order's effective date
- Why the Appeals Committee (not the BCC) hears appeals, and that it may increase, decrease, or set aside the penalty
- The bridge from the NFA's self-regulatory process to federal review by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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