The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved a final rule on September 11, 2026, creating a rebuttable presumption that eligible whistleblowers receive the statutory maximum award of 30% when total monetary sanctions are $5 million or less. Roughly 82% of historical CFTC whistleblower cases fall below that threshold. The rule is modeled on Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 21F-6(c) and is intended to make award decisions faster, more transparent and more predictable. The presumption does not apply when a whistleblower contributed to the misconduct or waited an unreasonable time to report it. Since 2014, the CFTC program has awarded more than $430 million in connection with enforcement actions generating more than $3.7 billion in monetary sanctions, with payouts funded through the CFTC Customer Protection Fund.