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On Friday, the FCA published annual statistics on the number of Suspicious Transaction or Order Reports (STOR) submitted to them in 2019, usually as part of MAR.  The statistics can be found here. In total 140 of the STORs related to commodities, out of a total of 5455. While the overall total has decreased since 2018, the number relating to commodities has increased.