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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Fax Number — Filing a Form

Filing a Form 40 with Commodity Futures Trading Commission? The instructions tell you which office should receive it — and whether a fax is even accepted. Headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, Commodity Futures Trading Commission is a federal regulatory commission serving filers, complainants, and their counsel nationwide. Because the form instructions are the authority on where and how Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants it, this guide covers the honest way to confirm the current fax.

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Fax Number

Call Commodity Futures Trading Commission and confirm whether a fax is accepted for your request, and to which line

Hours: Commodity Futures Trading Commission receives faxes at any hour, but the offices that process them keep weekday business hours.

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What You Can Fax to Commodity Futures Trading Commission

  • A submission the commission requested
  • A complaint with the facts and any exhibits
  • A cover sheet naming the exact office and the reason for the fax
  • A completed form addressed to the right office, with a cover sheet naming it
  • A signed authorization if someone is acting on your behalf
Tip: Label each page with your identifiers and the reference number Commodity Futures Trading Commission uses to match your record. Address the cover sheet to the exact office you are reaching at Commodity Futures Trading Commission, with a number where staff can reach you. Send everything in one PDF rather than several faxes, confirm the number first, and keep the receipt.

Sending a completed form to Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Filing a Form 40 with Commodity Futures Trading Commission starts with reading where the instructions say to send it. Include every attachment the form calls for so the filing is complete on the first try. Confirm the current fax in the instructions or with Commodity Futures Trading Commission before you send.

How a filing moves at Commodity Futures Trading Commission

A filing or complaint to Commodity Futures Trading Commission references the correct docket and goes to the secretary's or docket office. A filing must reference the correct docket number to be placed correctly. Put the docket number on every page.

Keeping a fax to Commodity Futures Trading Commission secure

Faxing sensitive and confidential records to Commodity Futures Trading Commission is fine, but the service you use should keep it encrypted. A consumer fax app or a shared office machine is a weak place for documents like these. With Send FAX Mail you fax from your phone or computer over an encrypted connection with a confirmation — plans run $12.99 to $169.99/month — appropriate for documents sent to Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Faxing to Commodity Futures Trading Commission — FAQ

No, and that trips up a lot of senders. Each office answers a different fax, so the right one depends on your request. Verify the current fax for the office named on your notice first. A quick check on Commodity Futures Trading Commission's official page settles which line to use.

At minimum, your name and the case or file number belong on each page. Add a cover sheet addressed to the office on your notice at Commodity Futures Trading Commission with a callback number. A delivery confirmation then tells you the fax reached Commodity Futures Trading Commission. A missing identifier is the usual reason a fax sits in a queue at Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

For some documents, yes; for others, Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants an online submission. Many federal documents now go through the CFTC online systems instead of a fax. When a fax is accepted, send it to the specific office, not a general line.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission receives faxes at any hour, but the offices that process them keep set schedules. Routine documents are handled on weekdays. Plan a filing near a deadline for a weekday morning.

A complaint goes to the office that reviews it, with any exhibits. Get the docket office's line from Commodity Futures Trading Commission directly. Send the filing and its exhibits as one combined PDF. A brief call ahead helps staff watch for a time-sensitive fax. Doing it that way avoids the most common cause of a delay.

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