### Question
How is the term commodity trading advisor defined?


### Answer
The term **commodity trading advisor** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1a* as the following:

> any person who—


(i) for compensation or profit, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications, writings, or electronic media, as to the value of or the advisability of trading in—


(I) any contract of sale of a commodity for future delivery made or to be made on or subject to the rules of a contract market

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES**

