Those who illegally operate futures funds shall be fined more than one time but less than five times their illegal income or their property shall be confiscated. Article 225 of the Criminal Law stipulates that whoever violates state regulations and disrupts market order, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times his illegal income or his property shall be confiscated.