# NFA CPO / CTA Registry - Commodity Pool Operators & Advisors (`jungle_synthesizer/nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler`) Actor NFA-registered Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) and Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) with principal lists, pool detail (pool name, ID, exemption type), and regulatory actions. For compliance screening, fund administration, and CRM prospecting. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Other, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## NFA CPO and CTA Pool Operator Crawler Crawl the [NFA BASIC registry](https://www.nfa.futures.org/BasicNet/) for Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) and Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs). Returns firm identity, principals (officers and 10%+ owners), per-pool detail (pool ID, name, exemption type, status), and regulatory action history. --- ### NFA CPO/CTA Crawler Features - Pulls every NFA-registered CPO and CTA firm in one run — or filter to a single category - Returns principals list (officers, 10%+ owners) with title and ownership flag - Per-pool detail: pool ID, pool name, exemption type, current status - Regulatory action history flagged with both a boolean and a count, plus full JSON when enabled - Toggle pool / principals / regulatory data on or off to control per-firm API calls - No proxy required — NFA BASIC is a public government registry --- ### Who Uses NFA CPO/CTA Data? - **Compliance teams at clearing firms and FCMs** — Screen counterparty CPOs and CTAs against the authoritative NFA register before onboarding - **Fund administrators and prime brokers** — Verify principal lists and pool counts before quoting administration or financing - **Allocators and fund-of-fund managers** — Track new pool registrations and regulatory actions across the manager universe - **Sales teams at fintech and SaaS vendors** — Build outreach lists of CPOs/CTAs filtered by pool count or registration date - **Financial researchers and journalists** — Map the structure of the US commodity-pool industry by registration category --- ### How the NFA CPO/CTA Crawler Works 1. **Configure scope** — Pick `registrationType` (CPO, CTA, or both) and optionally filter by firm name. 2. **Listing crawl** — Hits `DataHandlerSearch.ashx` (paginated) to enumerate matching firms. 3. **Per-firm enrichment** — For each firm, fetches principals, current pools, and regulatory actions via `DataHandler.ashx`. Each enrichment is optional via input toggle. 4. **Export** — One record per firm in your Apify dataset with principals and pools serialized as pipe-delimited strings. --- ### Input #### All CPOs and CTAs with full detail ```json { "registrationType": "both", "includePools": true, "includePrincipals": true, "includeRegulatoryActions": true, "maxItems": 0 } ```` #### CPO-only, lightweight ```json { "registrationType": "CPO", "includePools": true, "includePrincipals": false, "includeRegulatoryActions": false, "maxItems": 500 } ``` #### Single-firm lookup by name ```json { "firmName": "Bridgewater", "maxItems": 10 } ``` | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | registrationType | string | `both` | `both`, `CPO`, or `CTA`. | | firmName | string | — | Optional name-search filter. Empty = enumerate all firms alphabetically. | | includePools | boolean | `true` | Fetch per-firm pool list. Adds one API call per firm. | | includePrincipals | boolean | `true` | Fetch principals (officers, 10%+ owners). Adds one API call per firm. | | includeRegulatoryActions | boolean | `true` | Fetch regulatory action history. Adds one API call per firm. | | maxItems | integer | 10 | Cap on firms returned. | | proxyConfiguration | object | none | Proxy settings. Off by default. | *** ### NFA CPO/CTA Crawler Output Fields ```json { "nfa_id": "0388922", "firm_name": "Bridgewater Associates, LP", "location": "WESTPORT, CT", "registration_type": "CPO, CTA", "registration_status": "NFA Member Approved", "registration_date": "08/14/1990", "principals": [ "DALIO, RAYMOND|FOUNDER & CO-CIO|true", "PRINCE, ROBERT|CO-CIO|false" ], "pool_count": 12, "pools": [ "P122441|Pure Alpha Major Markets, Ltd|4.7|Active", "P122442|All Weather Portfolio, LP|4.7|Active" ], "has_regulatory_actions": false, "regulatory_actions_count": 0, "regulatory_actions": "[]", "profile_url": "https://www.nfa.futures.org/BasicNet/basic-profile.aspx?nfaid=0388922", "scraped_at": "2026-05-11T04:20:09.221Z" } ``` | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | nfa\_id | string | NFA registration ID (7-digit zero-padded) | | firm\_name | string | Firm name as listed in NFA BASIC | | location | string | City and state from the NFA listing (e.g. `NEW YORK, NY`) | | registration\_type | string | Registration categories: `CPO`, `CTA`, or both comma-separated | | registration\_status | string | NFA membership status (`NFA Member Approved`, `Not an NFA Member`, etc.) | | registration\_date | string | Earliest active registration date (MM/DD/YYYY) | | principals | array | Principals as pipe-delimited strings: `NAME|TITLE|10pct_owner` | | pool\_count | number | Active pools registered under this firm | | pools | array | Per-pool detail as pipe-delimited strings: `POOL_ID|NAME|EXEMPTION_TYPE|STATUS` | | has\_regulatory\_actions | boolean | Firm has any regulatory actions on record | | regulatory\_actions\_count | number | Count of regulatory actions on record | | regulatory\_actions | string | Full action history serialized as JSON | | profile\_url | string | URL to the NFA BASIC firm profile | | scraped\_at | string | ISO timestamp when the record was scraped | *** ### FAQ #### How do I get NFA CPO and CTA registration data? NFA CPO/CTA Crawler hits the public NFA BASIC JSON-RPC endpoints — no API key, no scraping ToS gray area. Pick `registrationType`, set the enrichment toggles, and run. #### How much does this actor cost to run? NFA CPO/CTA Crawler uses pay-per-event pricing on the `default_2603_basic` profile at a 1.0x coefficient. No proxy fees. Pulling all NFA-registered CPOs and CTAs with full enrichment costs a few dollars in platform fees. #### Can I skip the per-firm enrichment calls? NFA CPO/CTA Crawler exposes three toggles: `includePools`, `includePrincipals`, `includeRegulatoryActions`. Turn the ones you don't need off and the crawler skips those API calls per firm. Useful when you're enumerating the universe quickly and enriching only flagged firms in a second pass. #### Does this include pool-level detail? NFA CPO/CTA Crawler returns pool detail as a pipe-delimited array per firm: `POOL_ID|NAME|EXEMPTION_TYPE|STATUS`. The `pool_count` field gives you the count without parsing. If you need pool-level rows rather than firm-level rows, post-process the `pools` array. #### Does this actor need proxies? NFA CPO/CTA Crawler runs proxy-free. NFA BASIC is a public regulatory site that accepts datacenter traffic at the volumes this actor produces. *** ### Need More Features? Need AUM extraction from Form PR / Form CPO-PQR, scheduled re-runs for new registrations, or Section 4.7 / 4.13 exemption filtering? [Open an issue](https://console.apify.com/actors/issues) or get in touch. ### Why Use NFA CPO/CTA Crawler? - **Principals are a separate field** — Most NFA scrapers stop at firm name and ID. This one returns the principal list with title and 10%+ ownership flag — the data you actually need for KYC. - **Pool detail per firm** — Pool ID, name, exemption type, and status come back per firm so you can roll up exposure or filter by exemption (4.7, 4.13, etc.). - **Toggle the expensive bits** — Pools, principals, and regulatory actions are independent toggles. Run lean during enumeration, run full during enrichment. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `registrationType` (type: `string`): Which NFA registration category to return. 'Both' returns firms registered as CPO, CTA, or both. ## `firmName` (type: `string`): Optional name search query. Leave blank to enumerate all CPO/CTA registrants alphabetically. ## `includePools` (type: `boolean`): Fetch per-firm pool list (pool name, pool ID, exemption type, status). Adds one API call per firm. ## `includePrincipals` (type: `boolean`): Fetch the list of principals (officers, 10%+ owners) for each firm. Adds one API call per firm. ## `includeRegulatoryActions` (type: `boolean`): Fetch regulatory action history for each firm. Adds one API call per firm. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of CPO/CTA firm records to return. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. No proxy needed for most uses — NFA BASIC is a public government site. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "registrationType": "both", "includePools": true, "includePrincipals": true, "includeRegulatoryActions": true, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "registrationType": "both", "firmName": "", "includePools": true, "includePrincipals": true, "includeRegulatoryActions": true, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "registrationType": "both", "firmName": "", "includePools": True, "includePrincipals": True, "includeRegulatoryActions": True, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "registrationType": "both", "firmName": "", "includePools": true, "includePrincipals": true, "includeRegulatoryActions": true, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "NFA CPO / CTA Registry - Commodity Pool Operators & Advisors", "description": "NFA-registered Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) and Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) with principal lists, pool detail (pool name, ID, exemption type), and regulatory actions. For compliance screening, fund administration, and CRM prospecting.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "wgNgxCzIjVkqTGobO" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-nfa-cpo-cta-pool-operator-crawler", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "sp_intended_usage", "sp_improvement_suggestions" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "registrationType": { "title": "Registration Type", "enum": [ "both", "CPO", "CTA" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which NFA registration category to return. 'Both' returns firms registered as CPO, CTA, or both." }, "firmName": { "title": "Firm Name Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional name search query. Leave blank to enumerate all CPO/CTA registrants alphabetically." }, "includePools": { "title": "Include Pool Detail", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch per-firm pool list (pool name, pool ID, exemption type, status). Adds one API call per firm.", "default": true }, "includePrincipals": { "title": "Include Principals", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch the list of principals (officers, 10%+ owners) for each firm. Adds one API call per firm.", "default": true }, "includeRegulatoryActions": { "title": "Include Regulatory Actions", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch regulatory action history for each firm. Adds one API call per firm.", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of CPO/CTA firm records to return.", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. No proxy needed for most uses — NFA BASIC is a public government site." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```