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SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLC NFA 11BCC00008 NFA ID: 0367782

Respondent/Effective Date Summary
 NFA IDRespondentEffective Date
 0020385LEGITTINO, JOHN VINCENT05/31/2011
 0367782SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLC05/31/2011
Rule Summary
 NFA IDRespondentRule Type
 0020385LEGITTINO, JOHN VINCENT• C.R.2-4 - HIGH STDS. OF COMMERCIAL HONOR
 0367782SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLC• BLAW301(b) - REGISTRATION OF APS AS ASSOCIATES
Committee Summary
 NFA IDRespondentCommittee
 0020385LEGITTINO, JOHN VINCENT• BUSINESS CONDUCT COMMITTEE
 0367782SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLC• BUSINESS CONDUCT COMMITTEE
Action Summary
 NFA IDRespondentAction Types
 0020385LEGITTINO, JOHN VINCENT• GENERAL CONDUCT
 0367782SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLC• REGISTRATION
Penalty/Event Summary
 NFA IDRespondentPenalty/EventEvent Date
 0020385LEGITTINO, JOHN VINCENT• WITHDRAW FROM NFA ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP05/13/2011
 0367782SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLC• WITHDRAW FROM MEMBERSHIP05/13/2011
Narrative Summary
Narrative for 0020385 - LEGITTINO, JOHN VINCENT
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COMPLAINT:

On May 12, 2011, NFA issued a Complaint charging Spring Creek with allowing unregistered individuals to act as purported APs, without being registered as APs, and solicit customers for the firm. The Complaint charged Legittino with failing to uphold just and equitable principles of trade.

AMENDED DECISION:

On May 13, 2011, pursuant to a settlement offer submitted by Spring Creek and Legittino, Spring Creek was ordered to withdraw immediately from NFA membership and thereafter not reapply for NFA membership or act as a principal of an NFA Member at any time in the future. Legittino was ordered to immediately withdraw from NFA associate membership and thereafter not reapply for NFA associate membership or apply for NFA membership or act as a principal of an NFA Member at any time in the future.

 
Narrative for 0367782 - SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLC
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COMPLAINT:

On May 12, 2011, NFA issued a Complaint charging Spring Creek with allowing unregistered individuals to act as purported APs, without being registered as APs, and solicit customers for the firm. The Complaint charged Legittino with failing to uphold just and equitable principles of trade.

AMENDED DECISION:

On May 13, 2011, pursuant to a settlement offer submitted by Spring Creek and Legittino, Spring Creek was ordered to withdraw immediately from NFA membership and thereafter not reapply for NFA membership or act as a principal of an NFA Member at any time in the future. Legittino was ordered to immediately withdraw from NFA associate membership and thereafter not reapply for NFA associate membership or apply for NFA membership or act as a principal of an NFA Member at any time in the future.

 
Case Documents Summary
 NFA IDRespondentDocument Type
 0020385LEGITTINO, JOHN VINCENTAMENDED DECISION
 0020385LEGITTINO, JOHN VINCENTCOMPLAINT
 0367782SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLCAMENDED DECISION
 0367782SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLCCOMPLAINT
 
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