The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently added a few new tools to its enforcement toolkit, most notably a new policy to seek admissions as a condition of resolving an enforcement action in certain cases. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rolled out a similar policy in 2013.

The CFTC’s new policy will undoubtedly affect regulated entities and their counsel, but the true extent of any impact is unclear, particularly if the SEC’s implementation of its admissions policy is any indication.