How can I verify that a futures broker is legitimate?

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To verify that a stock brokerage firm is legitimate and not a scam, I can use FINRA's BrokerCheck. Some stock brokers helpfully provide a link to BrokerCheck in the fine print at the bottom of web pages.
I am now looking at some futures brokers, and when I try to look up the futures brokers on BrokerCheck, I get no results. My question is: how can I verify that a futures broker is legitimate? Is there an official place where the legitimacy of a futures broker can be checked in much the same way as how the legitimacy of a stock broker can be checked using FINRA's BrokerCheck?

base64 · Accepted Answer

https://www.cftc.gov/check

The Commodity Exchange Act requires certain firms and individuals to
be registered with the CFTC.  Registration and examination of
intermediaries is conducted on behalf of the CFTC by the National
Futures Association (NFA) under the supervision of the CFTC.

https://www.nfa.futures.org/registration-membership/index.html

The Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) requires certain firms and
individuals that conduct business in the derivatives industry to
register with the CFTC. CFTC regulations also require, with few
exceptions, CFTC registered firms to be NFA Members. The CFTC has
delegated registration responsibility to NFA.

You can search at https://www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet/

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