There’s smart. And then there’s CFTC SmartCheck gives you easy access to free tools to check the background of financial professionals and stay informed on the latest schemes—directly from government regulators. SM It only takes a few minutes. Better safe than taken, right? Run a Check: Know Your Pro Most financial professionals must be licensed or registered with a federal or state government financial regulator or a self-regulatory organization. The tools on SmartCheck.gov allow you to investigate the background of financial professionals, including their registration status, and job and disciplinary history. SmartCheck.gov . Visit SmartCheck.gov to use the following tools: Test your skills These interactive videos put you in the driver’s seat for investment scenarios where you make the call and see how savvy you are at spotting the red flags of fraud. Spot it? Speak up Sketchy offer? Shifty sales tactics? Give a confidential tip to the CFTC. Insight for the informed investor Protect your investments. Stay one step ahead of ever-changing marketplaces and scams. Protecting Investors CFTC SmartCheck is a campaign of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC’s mission is to protect market participants and the public from fraud, manipulation, abusive practices and systemic risk related to derivatives—both futures and swaps—and to foster transparent, open, competitive and financially sound markets. .