The final guidance begins by conceding the obvious point that “spoofing” does not mean all “bidding or offering with the intent to cancel the bid or offer before execution.” 7 U.S.C. § 6c(a)(5)(C). Instead, the inquiry will be highly fact-intensive: “[w]hen 8 The Indictment alleges nothing to support a claim that any of Mr. Coscia’s orders reflected “false” market depth.

In opposing Mr. Coscia’s motion to dismiss, the Government did not argue simply that Mr. Coscia placed orders “with the intent to cancel [them] before execution,” as the statute requires. 7 U.S.C. § 6c(a)(5)(C). That type of intent would not have differentiated Mr. Coscia’s conduct from commonplace forms of trading.

When a market participant enters a bid or offer with the intent to execute part of it, he does not intend “to cancel the bid or offer before execution.” 7 U.S.C. § 6c(a)(5)(C). Rather, he intends to execute the bid or offer for the number of contracts that he would like to buy or sell.

The parties agree that the government must prove that the defendant engaged in trading, practices or conduct that is spoofing, and that the term “spoofing” is defined as “bidding or offering with the intent to cancel the bid or offer before execution.” 7 U.S.C. § 6c(a)(5)(C). But defendant also proposes that this Court read a seven-paragraph instruction further elaborating on the meaning of this definition.

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